CLINTON, N.Y. — The new 81,000-square-foot Kevin and Karen Kennedy Center for Theatre and the Studio Arts at Hamilton College in Clinton will open later this summer, with an official dedication scheduled for Oct. 10.
NEW YORK — Nearly one in three New York City public schools experienced overcrowding during the 2012 school year, an issue neither documented nor tracked by the city’s Department of Education, according to an audit released by city Comptroller Scott M. Stringer.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The decision to place a statewide school construction bond, known as Assembly Bill (AB) 2235, on the November ballot is still up for debate as Gov. Jerry Brown still has not said whether or not he will terminate the proposal before allowing Californians to vote on it.
BOSTON — Legislators in both Massachusetts and Louisiana last week dealt blows to charter schools in their respective states. The Massachusetts Senate has voted down legislation to gradually eliminate the enrollment cap placed on some state charters, while the Louisiana State Bond Commission has asked charter school officials to delay their request to devote public school funds to charter school construction.
J.K. Yates has become the first woman to head a college or university construction management department in the U.S., working at Western Carolina University. Yates has been named the Joe W. Kimmel Distinguished Professor of Construction Management at Western Carolina University, prior to which she served as chair and professor in the department of construction management and engineering at North Dakota State University.
The Metl-Vision window system by Metl-Span is the first window system with a flush frame designed to fully integrate with the Metl-Span 2-inch and 3-inch horizontal wall panel to ensure a weather-tight installation. It was specifically developed to complement the architectural aesthetics and function of Metl-Span’s horizontal wall panels. The system offers great flexibility in window size, multiple lite configurations and window finish options. The finished assembly eliminates interface problems common with standard windows mated to Metl-Span wall panels that are horizontally applied.
