2008
Appeals Court Upholds NYC School Cell-Phone Ban
NEW YORK — Students and parents in the New York City public school system are reeling from an April 22 decision by a state appeals court to uphold the cell-phone…
N.J. School to Receive Three-Story Addition
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — The Deron School, a private day school for special needs students, is entering the construction phase of a 15,000-square-foot expansion project that will bring the 1912 building…
UCSF to Spend $1.3 Billion on Medical Facilities
SAN FRANCISCO — A $1.3 billion construction project at University of California, San Francisco, will result in a new children’s hospital and a second hospital that serves women and cancer…
L.A. Higher Education Facilities Start Construction Projects
LOS ANGELES — Construction started on two projects for the Los Angeles Community College District and the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science. Officials at the Los Angeles Community…
Solatube Selected for Beijing University Olympic Facility
BEIJING — Solatube International Inc., a manufacturer of tubular daylighting devices, completed the first installation of its 750 DS product at Beijing Science & Technology University, which will be a…
California Passes Eighth-Grade Algebra Standard
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will be the first state to require that eighth-graders be tested for algebra following a July vote by the state board of education to implement the…
Athletic Center Renovation Planned at R.I. School
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Construction recently started for a renovation and expansion project at the athletic center at Peddie School, a private facility that serves more than 500 students in small…
Report: Charters Fare Better Than Public Schools in Many Categories
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Charter schools perform better than traditional public schools at the middle and high school level, according to a study by EdSource, an independent organization that researches…
Survey: Schools are Incorporating More Technology
WASHINGTON — K-12 and postsecondary schools throughout the United States are successfully incorporating 21st century learning tools into their curricula, according to a recent survey by the Software & Information…