WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) has recently announced its 2013 winners. Those schools and districts honored with the recognition exemplify commitments to energy efficiency, sustainability and an overall healthy environment for students, faculty and staff.
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last week that 78 new schools would be opened in the city this fall.
Along with other educational officials, Bloomberg expressed his pride in the city’s progress in bringing quality education to students that meet the demands of the future job market. The city’s administration has opened 656 schools since 2002.
NEW YORK — Schools increasingly cite health benefits as reason for going green, according to a new study issued by McGraw-Hill Construction.
In their market survey New and Retrofit Green Schools: The Cost Benefits and Influence of a Green School on its Occupants, McGraw-Hill Construction found that 89 percent of K-12 schools named enhancing the health and well-being of students as a top reason for constructing, renovating and operating greener schools. In 2007, only 61 percent of K-12 schools acknowledged health as a motive for sustainability.
FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. — Changes in curriculum design carry a great influence in the changing wave of classroom interior design, with furniture evolving to meet the needs of 21st century learning environments.
CHICO, Calif. – A survey conducted by the Center of Disease Control (CDC) reported in March that one in 50 school children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), surpassing an earlier estimate of one in 88.
ASDs are generally revealed in childhood with varying degrees of neurological disorders typically characterized by difficulty in social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication.
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The project team recently broke ground on the $124 million Ballou Senior High School project in Washington, D.C., which will replace the original 1950s school building.
CONCORD, N.C. — The Cannon School in Concord recently unveiled a multimillion-dollar campaign to pay for a new art, athletic and middle school facility.
The $7 million campaign is the largest fundraising effort in Cannon School’s history. It began last year in its “quiet phase” and managed to raise $5 million.
BALTIMORE — A plan is in action to allocate $1 billion to Baltimore schools over the next seven years in order to renovate or replace the city’s rundown facilities.
The Maryland House approved the Baltimore City Public Schools Construction and Revitalization Act of 2013 last week in a 107-30 vote. The bill, which would require the state to provide a block grant to the city’s school each year, is now heading to the Senate.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Modular Building Institute’s (MBI) 2013 World of Modular took place March 16-19 in Scottsdale. This year marked the 30th anniversary for the event.
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey voters approved $25.6 million in school construction last Tuesday, passing four of the eight bond referendums put forth by several New Jersey school boards.
Approximately $50.8 million in total school construction was brought to the ballot in Atlantic, Bergen, Camden, Essex, Morris and Salem counties. The referendums presented will receive no state financial aid.
