Facilities & Security

Double trouble: COVID plus bad behavior in class equals a recipe for disaster

Traditional ways of disciplining students - including corporal punishment - must be examined and revised in order to effect lasting changes in behavior.

In this ‘new world,’ the importance of improving indoor air quality in schools

As schools respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for safe and clean spaces is increasing.

Build Back Better bill clears house committee with $82B for school construction

Build Back Better Act that includes billions of dollars in funds for early childhood care and universal pre-K, school construction, educator professional development, and school meal programs

$85 billion gap: 12 actions for improving health and safety of school facilities

Districts spend about $110 billion on maintenance, operations, and capital construction each year but they need $195 billion to address aging infrastructure and other facilities concers, a new report says.

How to use ESSER funding to redesign learning spaces

The design of a learning environment can have a big impact on teaching, learning, and student success.

South Florida high school reveals state-of-the-art, expanded media lab

The unveiling and ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated a collaborative undertaking by numerous visionaries, funders and sponsors.

10 top concepts schools should keep in mind when designing outdoor classrooms

Connecting with natural phenomena can make stepping outside the most memorable experience of a student's time in school, one veteran outdoor educator says.

Know the signs: Sandy Hook leaders issue warnings as K-12 schools reopen

Mental health, violence are top concerns as students return.

Here are Grand Rapids schools’ 7 priorities for COVID relief spending

Fines arts programs had subsisted on a shoestring budget in Grand Rapids Public Schools but now its leaders will spend ESSER funds to buy art supplies, instruments and tickets to music festivals.

6 immediate ESSER actions schools can take to improve air quality

Department of Education offers new guidance on using American Rescue Plan and other ESSER funds to upgrade building ventilation systems to block COVID.

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