January 2012 issue
Editor's Focus
Editor's Focus: Growing Green
By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)
With the start of a new year, hope, optimism, and the desire for a fresh start in various aspects of personal and business life emerge....
Cover Story
Outlook 2012
By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)
Education institutions must keep a tight rein on spending as they search for signs that the national economy is back on its feet....
Features
School Security Gap (with Related Video)
By Steve Skurnac
How to protect student and employee information stored on discarded electronics....
The School Maintenance Rental Option
By Michael Schaffer
For some education facilities, renting cleaning equipment as it is needed may be preferable to purchasing it....
Backup, Archive, Recovery
By John Pearring
Schools can simplify operations and save dollars with an appliance approach to data backup....
Construction Zone
Construction Zone: Preserving Tradition (with related video)
West Village Commons at Towson University, Towson, Md....
Construction Zone: Adaptable Learning (with related video)
Princeton City Schools, Sharonville, Ohio, new middle/high school....
Construction Zone: Designed for Service
Yuba College Health and Public Safety Facility, Marysville, Calif....
Construction Zone: Picturesque Views
Painted Hills Middle School, Desert Hot Springs, Calif....
Construction Zone: Positive Partnership (with related video)
Lakeland Community College, Holden Center, Kirtland, Ohio....
Construction Zone: High-Tech Learning
Niles North and West High Schools, new STEM labs, Skokie, Ill....
Profiles
Profiles: Good Teachers Have Lasting Impact, Study Says
Good teachers can boost test scores....
Profiles: Education Reformer Chosen to Lead Bridgeport (Conn.) District
Paul G. Vallas appointed interim superintendent of the Bridgeport (Conn.) school district....
Profiles: Picking the Right Major
Recent college graduates with a bachelor's degree in architecture have higher unemployment rates than those with other majors....
Viewpoint
Facility Planning: Sustainable Strategies
By James Rydeen
The payback for green school strategies is far-reaching....
Product Solutions
January 2012 Product Solutions
Product solutions and case studies from the January 2012 issue...
Web Exclusive
Classroom Acoustics
By Eric P. Wolfram
The classroom serves as the acoustic venue for primary and secondary education....
Top 10 States With Most LEED Projects
The Top 10 states with the most LEED-registered K-12 and higher-education projects (as of October 2011)....
Profiles: Programs Should Strive to Keep Bullying Victims Engaged
Keeping bullying victims engaged in school can help them avoid truancy and low academic achievement....













