BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Construction broke ground on the new Bear Creek Community Charter School in Bear Creek Township in late July. The $21 million school will be located about two miles from the old facility, situated on a 26-acre piece of land. Scranton, Pa.-based Hemmler + Camayd Architects designed the new facility to accommodate up to 450 kids.
GALVESTON, Texas — Texas A&M University has begun construction on the new 204,800-square-foot Maritime Academy Cadet Residence Hall on the school’s Galveston campus.
TRENTON, N.J. — The more than 1,800 students currently enrolled at Trenton Central High School will be attending three separate buildings come fall, while the antiquated building is being replaced as part of a $130 million construction project.
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, alongside partner and global energy management specialist Schneider Electric, recently received the largest funded Proposition 39 allocation to date. Hacienda La Puente USD, the eighth largest district in Los Angeles County, received $5.3 million in approved funding as part of an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) to implement energy efficiency projects at the district’s four comprehensive high schools.
SURPRIZE, Ariz. — SchoolDude, a company that delivers cloud-based applications to help schools better manage their facilities, IT and business operations, named Dysart Unified School District in Surprise a national Campus Champion for operational excellence in early July. The company serves more than 6,000 educational institutions and more than 1 million educational professionals, and as such, recognizes top performers in the field annually.
BOSTON — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Provost Marty Schmidt recently announced that school officials have progressed on a proposal to rezone the school’s East Campus and Kendall Square parcel in Boston. The redevelopment would add a number of new academic and student life facilities totaling some 800,000 square feet, and is the result of nearly four years of planning and research.
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took major steps recently to expand digital learning opportunities made possible by the E-rate program. According to a release issued by the FCC, modernizing E-rate, the government’s largest educational technology program, is essential to closing the Wi-Fi gap in schools and libraries.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The decision to place a statewide school construction bond, known as Assembly Bill (AB) 2235, on the November ballot is still up for debate as Gov. Jerry Brown still has not said whether or not he will terminate the proposal before allowing Californians to vote on it.
BOSTON — Legislators in both Massachusetts and Louisiana last week dealt blows to charter schools in their respective states. The Massachusetts Senate has voted down legislation to gradually eliminate the enrollment cap placed on some state charters, while the Louisiana State Bond Commission has asked charter school officials to delay their request to devote public school funds to charter school construction.
ROHNERT PARK, Calif. — The Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation, the charitable arm of Wine Spectator magazine, is making a substantial investment in the future of viticulture with a $3 million gift to Sonoma State University. The funds will be dedicated to the construction of the university’s new Wine Business Institute facility, the Wine Spectator Learning Center.
