PASADENA, Texas — Set to be equipped with facilities to support careers from cosmetology to construction, the Pasadena Independent School District recently broke ground on the 246,000-square-foot Career and Technology High School (CTE).
HARTSELLE, Ala. — With a façade of old southern charm and an interior boasting innovative educational design, students of Hartselle High School Monday moved into their new 260,000-square-foot school building.
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last week that 78 new schools would be opened in the city this fall.
Along with other educational officials, Bloomberg expressed his pride in the city’s progress in bringing quality education to students that meet the demands of the future job market. The city’s administration has opened 656 schools since 2002.
NEW YORK — Schools increasingly cite health benefits as reason for going green, according to a new study issued by McGraw-Hill Construction.
In their market survey New and Retrofit Green Schools: The Cost Benefits and Influence of a Green School on its Occupants, McGraw-Hill Construction found that 89 percent of K-12 schools named enhancing the health and well-being of students as a top reason for constructing, renovating and operating greener schools. In 2007, only 61 percent of K-12 schools acknowledged health as a motive for sustainability.
