Equipment Makers to Create Play Database
HARRISBURG, Pa.
Read More Tacoma School District Teachers on Strike
TACOMA, Wash. — Teachers in the state of Washington’s third-largest school district voted to remain on strike, defying a judge’s order to return to work.
Tacoma School District teachers — members of the Tacoma Education Association — voted to walk out over issues including pay, class size and the handling of job transfers.
Read More Senators to Introduce No Child Left Behind Amendments
WASHINGTON — After bipartisan talks to amend the No Child Left Behind Act stalled in January, four Republican senators introduced a series of education reforms to “fix” the law, including handing more power over to the states.
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Read More Green Schools Summit & Expo Coming
Green schools save money, make for healthy students and teachers and can help pave the way to a vigorous green economy and good jobs. The fifth annual Green California Schools Summit & Expo, taking place Oct. 17-18, 2011 at the Pasadena Convention Center, is the place to learn about all aspects of green schools — from funding, to new building technologies, to implementing green curriculum.
AAP Revises Statement on Outdoor Play
ELK GROVE, Ill.
Read More Campus Apartments Expands Portfolio
Campus Crossings at Star Pass in Tucson is owned and operated by Campus Apartments and caters to students of the University of Arizona and Pima Community College. Campus Apartments recently acquired the management of an additional 928 beds in the Tucson market. Photo credit: Campus Apartments
OAKLAND, Calif.Survey Shows Schools Behind in Technology Goals
WASHINGTON — The Software & Information Industry Association recently released the results of its fourth annual survey, which shows that K-20 institutions are not making progress toward the education goals and technology benchmarks set forth by the group’s education initiative.
Read More A Place to Learn
The need to create high-performance learning environments that enhance both the student and teacher experience is shaping the future of educational design.
By Robert Bendixen, Project Manager for RLF
Low Maintenance Lawn Seed
Pearl’s Premium drought-resistant Ultra Low Maintenance Lawn Seed is engineered to reduce water and fertilizer and the frequency of mowing while preventing runoff to help preserve drinking water supplies and protecting consumers from the health risks from lawn pesticides and chemical fertilizers.