NAACP Protesting CPS Construction In N. Avondale (WCPO Cincinnati)
The group is blocking the entrance to a school construction site.
March 2010
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New high school will be built in Tewksbury (Tewksbury Town Crier)
TEWKSBURY – Residents put forth a clear statement at the ballot on Saturday. Voters overwhelmingly approved funding, through a Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion, for the construction of a new high school.
Voters reject school (Greenwood Democrat)
In a 1,360-959 vote, Greenwood School District voters resoundingly said no Tuesday to a 2.8 mill property tax increase to fund construction of a new elementary school.
High school students to attend Construction Trades Expo at EIU (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
CHARLESTON — More than 300 local high school students are planning to attend the sixth annual Construction Trades Expo at Eastern Illinois University on Wednesday and Thursday.
SPRINGFIELD: Voters defeat school referendum (The Register-News)
SPRINGFIELD — Voters rejected a $9 million referendum Tuesday by a vote of 332-284 that would have renovated the 70-year-old elementary school, built a new gym, and installed solar panels to help pay for the cost of construction.
New high school will be built in Tewksbury (Tewksbury Town Crier)
TEWKSBURY – Residents put forth a clear statement at the ballot on Saturday. Voters overwhelmingly approved funding, through a Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion, for the construction of a new high school.
Ventura School Board Accepts Renovation Bid (KIMT Mason City)
VENTURA, IA – A long-awaited construction project is about to get under way. On Monday night, the Ventura School Board approved a final bid on a renovation project at the High School/Middle School building.
Muscogee County School Board approves max price for Baker athletics facility (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)
The Muscogee County School Board voted on several upcoming construction projects in the school district during a Tuesday night board meeting, including a new athletics facility at Baker Middle School.
Red Bank Holds Public Hearing On Land Trade Necessary For New Middle School (The Chattanoogan)
Red Bank athletics boosters and other interested residents turned out Tuesday night for a public hearing on whether to proceed with a complicated land trade in order to facilitate construction of a new middle school for the community.
Broward school audit: Lax policies cost taxpayers extra $500,000 for Dillard project (Sun-Sentinel)
A new, blistering audit of the Broward school district’s construction department has found that contractors worked on projects before getting board approval; that three companies rather than one were put on a bleacher project that ended up costing taxpayers an extra $500,000; and that some employees improperly collected overtime every day for years.