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    Body found in ventilation system at Michigan community college

    Nov. 28, 2023
    The body was discovered in the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts at Macomb Community College.
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    Lockport Central Campus

    Classroom ceiling collapse focuses attention on facility needs at Lockport, Illinois, high school

    Nov. 6, 2023
    Freshmen who attend Lockport Township High School’s Central Campus will have online classes while the district assesses damage to the building.
    Anova Center for Education
    Anova Center

    Six years after devastating fire, school for autistic students rebuilds in Santa Rosa, California

    Oct. 16, 2023
    A favorable bank loan has enabled the Anova Center for Education to begin construction of a new campus.
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    District in West Virginia will build preK-8 campus to replace facilities lost in 2016 flood

    Oct. 12, 2023
    The Nicholas County school board says building one school rather than separate elementary and middle school facilities will lower construction costs by $7 million.
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    mt charleston

    Tiny Clark County, Nevada, school remains closed after damage from major storm

    Sept. 29, 2023
    Officials say Lundy Elementary on Mount Charleston is likely to be closed for the rest of 2023-24.

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    Fisher Lafitte

    Two years after hurricane damage closed Louisiana school, community waits to see if a rebuild will be approved

    Sept. 11, 2023
    Students from Fisher Middle-High in Lafitte have been moved to other campuses while the Jefferson Parish district waits to see whether federal funds will pay for reconstruction...
    Florida Atlantic University
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    Florida Atlantic University temporarily closes $35 million building that opened in November on Jupiter campus

    Aug. 31, 2023
    University officials closed the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute after problems surfaced with its control systems.
    Maui Lahaina

    Nearly 3,000 students in Maui remain displaced after wildfires

    Aug. 28, 2023
    State officials say four public schools were damaged by the fires and remain closed.
    New College of Florida
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    Air quality problems prompt Sarasota, Florida, college to close some residence halls and house students in hotel

    Aug. 25, 2023
    While the I.M. Pei student housing at New College of Florida is closed, students will be housed in a hotel in downtown Sarasota.