November 2012 - Page 4 of 4 - School Construction News

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Google Announces Fund Supporting Education for Girls

13 years ago5 mins

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Megan Smith, vice president of new business development at Google, has announced the creation of a fund to advocate for girls education and empowerment. The funding effort is called the MalalaFund, in honor of Malala Yousafzai, a 15-year-old student and education activist in Pakistan who survived an assassination attempt by a Taliban gunman who shot her in the head and neck while she was riding home in a school bus in early October.

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California Launches High School Civic Learning Award

13 years ago5 mins

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and state superintendent of public instruction Tom Torlakson, recently announced they are co-sponsoring a new Civic Learning Award for public high schools in the state. The award will recognize schools that develop successful models for engaging students in civic learning that can be replicated in other schools.

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Bodies in Motion: More Health and Better Learning in an Enriched Physical Environment

13 years ago13 years ago5 mins

Schools are no longer educational establishments where teachers lecture and pupils sit still and listen in silence. Instead, they are increasingly turning into institutions that “move people” and that adhere to principles of holistic learning and living.

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All-Purpose Campus Communication System

13 years ago1 mins

The GlobalViewer Campus Communication Suite by Extron combines bells, public announcements, intercom, and network monitoring into a single software package. With its flexible management feature, the unit allows recurring bell schedules to be created and adjusted on campus or within districts. For special events, such as rallies or holidays, bell schedules can easily be modified or disabled.