School District Attempts to Balance Funds and Recreation
PALO ALTO, Calif. — In a country where citizens continue to demand increased performance from an education system that lost large amounts of funding to the recession, the political climate still reflects a strong distaste among the electorate for any level of tax increase, partially because the recession has also created such hard times for individual voters. This seemingly intractable combination of events has caused many school leaders and boards to turn to previously unseemly solutions for raising or maintaining funding streams.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Athletes are more than just role models on the big screen; in California one NBA all-star is also helping students succeed in the classroom. 
AUSTIN, Texas — Despite a history of avoiding raising taxes, members of the Texas legislature have recently found themselves discussing various options to increase education funding.
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University has recently unveiled its first LEED Platinum building at the school’s Ithaca, N.Y. campus. The Human Ecology Building was awarded the prestigious honor for its sustainable building commitments. 
WASHINGTON — Columbus, Ohio-based architecture firm, Moody Nolan has recently celebrated its 30-year anniversary, as well as its five-year anniversary of its Washington D.C. office.
ORANGE, Calif. — Chapman University is planning to build a new $64 million performance hall for its College of Performing Arts, which will be fully funded by private donations.