DURHAM, N.C.-As planning discussions take shape, graduate students at Duke University are taking steps to ensure that new plans for the central campus accommodate the growing graduate student population. Currently,…
LOS ANGELES-The Los Angeles Unified School Board’s plans to build a school on the site of the city’s famous – and infamous – Ambassador Hotel are being held up in…
NEW YORK-Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Robin Hood Foundation are partnering in an effort to rebuild 25 elementary school libraries by September 2006. The Robin Hood Foundation, a nonprofit organization…
TRENTON, N.J.-On Dec. 14, New Jersey voters approved 25 of 33 school construction proposals, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association. The approvals total $514 million in construction funds….
NEW YORK-A court-appointed panel found that $9.2 billion worth of new classrooms, laboratories, libraries and other facilities were needed to relieve overcrowding, reduce class sizes and give the city’s 1.1…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-When the 2005 Arkansas 85th General Assembly convened Jan. 10, it faced the final report to the Joint Committee on Educational Facilities, released Nov. 30, 2004, which calls…
MINNEAPOLIS-Specialty glazing contractor Harmon Inc., a subsidiary of Apogee Enterprises Inc. and part of Apogee’s architectural segment, entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Architectural Wall Solutions…
Lake Zurich, Ill.-Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and tropical storm Bonnie all ravaged Florida in August and September of 2004. The storms severely damaged homes, businesses, and schools. Parts of some…
PLANO, Texas-As students returned to classes this past fall, children at Carolyn G. Bukhair Elementary School were walking on broken glass. Underneath their feet, 100 percent post-use recycled glass pieces…
HOPKINS, Minn.-Important national issues of school funding and children’s diets have come together in a new program being implemented at the Hopkins School District. The district is helping to promote…
