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OMAHA, Neb.-On February 15, voters gave the Millard Public School District reason to celebrate. The district’s $78 million building plan was approved by 57 percent of the voters, making it…

WASHINGTON-The rate of violent crimes in school settings against students ages 12 to 18 dropped by half between 1992 and 2002, according to a new report released by the U.S….

BALTIMORE-The American Institute of Architects Maryland Chapter recently honored Maryland Institute College of Art’s Brown Center with a 2004 Honor Award of Excellence. The center is MICA’s first newly constructed…

CHICAGO-Cannon Design announced that the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Early Childhood and Administrative Education Center has been honored with two additional awards: the Masonry Marketing Council, Quality Masonry Design and…

TUCSON, Ariz.-Close to 125 people gathered at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort nestled at the base of the Catalina Mountains for the third annual CraigMichaels’ Collegiate Athletic Facilities Summit, Sept….

TRENTON, N.J.-New Jersey is moving aggressively forward in its efforts to improve learning environments for hundreds of thousands of children, according to the 2003 Schools Construction Corporation’s (SCC) Annual Report….

BALTIMORE-Top young designers from eight of RTKL’s domestic and international offices are participating in an in-house competition, developing designs for a new $20 million student-residence hall at the Maryland Institute…

PALM SPRINGS, Calif.-The second annual K-12 Facilities Summit had three keynote speakers, 17 presenters, and 30 solution providers – networking and learning with 150 attendees about how best to prepare…

NEWARK, N.J.-New Jersey is home to 335 middle schools, where grades six, seven and eight, and students ages 11 through 14 are enrolled. Some educators have recently stated that putting…

ATLANTA-Atlanta-based Heery International announced the acquisition of HLM Design, a design and engineering firm with offices in Philadelphia, Denver, Orlando and Iowa City. Heery’s primary services include design, facilities management,…