Outdated labs are impetus for school upgrades in Massachusetts

Oct. 16, 2007
Two-thirds of high schools seeking state construction aid says their science facilities need improvement.

Thousands of Massachusetts high school students conduct experiments in decades-old science labs, some without computers or functioning gas lines, at a time when science has leapt forward to embrace robotics, forensics, and nanotechnology. At least two-thirds of the 99 public high schools vying for state construction money this year cite outdated science labs among the reasons for building a new school or to renovate and expand an existing building.

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