Colleges, Universities Face Dwindling Enrollment During Economic Slump
NEW YORK — Colleges and universities are looking for alternative ways to keep students enrolled in the face of a growing need for student loans, rising gas prices and waning…
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Six-Year Project Continues at N.Y.’s Oldest Continuous K-12 School
Six-Year Project Continues at N.Y.’s Oldest Continuous K-12 School NEW YORK — The first phase of a six-year multiphase renovation and expansion project at Friends Seminary, a 220-year-old Quaker school…
L.A. Community College District Continues Multibillion Dollar Expansion
LOS ANGELES — More than $35 million in planned projects entered the construction stage for two Los Angeles Community College campuses. The LACCD Board of Trustees approved more than $24.3…
Appeals Court Upholds NYC School Cell-Phone Ban
NEW YORK — Students and parents in the New York City public school system are reeling from an April 22 decision by a state appeals court to uphold the cell-phone…
UCSF to Spend $1.3 Billion on Medical Facilities
SAN FRANCISCO — A $1.3 billion construction project at University of California, San Francisco, will result in a new children’s hospital and a second hospital that serves women and cancer…
L.A. Higher Education Facilities Start Construction Projects
LOS ANGELES — Construction started on two projects for the Los Angeles Community College District and the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science. Officials at the Los Angeles Community…
California Passes Eighth-Grade Algebra Standard
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will be the first state to require that eighth-graders be tested for algebra following a July vote by the state board of education to implement the…
Athletic Center Renovation Planned at R.I. School
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Construction recently started for a renovation and expansion project at the athletic center at Peddie School, a private facility that serves more than 500 students in small…
Program to Sponsor $5 Million in Grants
MONETT, Mo. — Miracle Recreation Equipment Co. is offering up to $5 million in grant money to help schools purchase the company’s recreational equipment as part of its Miracle’s Grant…
Report: Florida’s School Infrastructure Earns D+
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The infrastructure of Florida’s schools received a D+ on the 2008 American Society of Civil Engineer’s Infrastructure Report Card, which estimates billions of dollars in funding are…