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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

Green Cleaning: Maintenance Assessment

By Stephen Ashkin

What's your school maintenance plan?...

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....

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