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Planning & Design

Siegel Architects
Rendering of plans for the Tiffin University Residential Village.
Housing & Residence Halls

Tiffin University in Ohio plans student housing construction

The Tiffin University Residential Village will provide living space for about 450 students.
March 20, 2025
McMillen Pazdan Smith Architecture
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Housing & Residence Halls

216-bed residence hall planned at Charleston Southern University

The 52,000-square-foot facility is set to open on the Charleston, South Carolina, campus in 2026.
March 18, 2025
Columbus State Community College
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Planning & Design

Columbus, Ohio, community college partners with health care provider on planned facility

Columbus State Community College expects to break ground later this year on the 80,000-square-foot OhioHealth Center of Health Sciences.
March 18, 2025
San Diego Unified School District/Safdie Rabines Architects
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Renovation

$37.5 million renovation completed at San Diego elementary

Aging buildings were removed from Franklin Elementary STEAM Magnet School campus to make room for a new two-story classroom building.
March 13, 2025

Construction

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Gymnasium roof collapse at North Medford High School.
Fire & Life Safety

Gymnasium at Oregon high school will be demolished after roof collapse

Snow accumulation on the roof of North Medford High School's gym is being blamed for the collapse.
Feb. 13, 2025
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Business & Finance

Wake County (North Carolina) schools concerned about tariffs' effect on school construction

Tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico are likely to make school construction more costly.
Feb. 13, 2025
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Inside: Furniture

Georgia district allots millions for school furnitureThe DeKalb County (Georgia) school board has approved a $7 million expenditure for furniture in its school buildings and other...
Feb. 7, 2025
Virginia Department of Education
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Construction

Virginia's governor's budget proposal seeks an additional $290 million for school construction

More than half of the school buildings in Virginia are older than 50 years, the state says.
Dec. 16, 2024

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Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Mold shuts down middle school library in Massachusetts

Tests detected elevated mold levels in the library at Monomoy Regional Middle School in Chatham.
Feb. 13, 2025
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Knowledge Center: HVAC and IAQ

Good indoor air quality in a school facility is dependent on a properly functioning HVAC system.
Feb. 7, 2025
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Survey of teachers finds widespread concern over classroom air quality

The Clean Air Survey of North American Educators found that only 36% of teachers in the United States and 13% in Canada rate the air quality in their classrooms as "good" or "...
Jan. 29, 2025
Kean University
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Facilities Management

Students from mold-contaminated New Jersey elementary have been moved to a college campus

Kean University in Union, N.J., will provide classrooms for the rest of the academic year for students from Hannah Caldwell Elementary in Union.
Nov. 18, 2024

Maintenance & Operations

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Maintenance & Operations

University of Houston says deferred maintenance needs top $700 million

Deferred maintenance needs in 2024 have risen 35% since 2020, university says.
Dec. 16, 2024
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Funding change in Idaho leaves some districts short on maintenance money Some school districts in Idaho are struggling to cover routine maintenance costs — even as the state...
Oct. 4, 2024
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Editorial eBook: Surface Choices

Learn about the various types of flooring used in education facilities and which flooring types are most suited to the different areas and functions in a school.
Aug. 19, 2024

Safety & Security

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Riverside University High School is one of 11 campuses in Milwaukee where school resources officers have been assigned.
Safety & Security

Legal dispute resolved, school resource officers on duty in Milwaukee schools

The Milwaukee district had been held in contempt for failing to follow state law and establish a school resource officer program.
March 18, 2025
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Drone footage from CBS 42 of tornado damage to Winterboro High School.
Fire & Life Safety

Tornado destroys former school gym in Talladega County, Alabama

The storm catapulted a school bus onto the roof of Winterboro High School's old gymnasium.
March 17, 2025
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Facilities Management

Former Sears site in Santa Monica may temporarily house high school displaced by fire

Palisades Charter High School in Los Angeles was damaged in the January Palisades fire.
Feb. 28, 2025
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Fire & Life Safety

Schools remain closed in McDowell County, West Virginia, after major flooding

Schools that have power are being used as shelters where meals are being provided.
Feb. 25, 2025