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What's News
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Clark County, Nev., cancels
$7 billion bond election
The Clark County (Nev.) school board has decided the time
is not right to pursue a $7 billion school construction bond issue,
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
To read more,
click here
The University of Massachusetts at Boston has a $900 million,
25-year strategic plan that calls for adding housing for 2,000 students,
The Boston Globe reports. To read more, click
here
Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee plans to
expand its campus by purchasing a 44-acre site in St. Francis
from the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, The Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel reports. To read more,
click here
The Indiana School Property Tax Control Board has rejected a
$165 million plan for a new high school in Hammond, Ind., The
Northwest Indiana Times reports. To read more, click
here
Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro is requiring students and
staff to provide hand scans as part of an identification system for
gaining access to the school's recreation center, The Nashville
Tennesseean reports. To
read more, click here
Keep up during the week
with education news and opinion at Schoolhouse Beat--The
Blog.
For more education headlines, click here.
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Razor Blade™ rider scrubber from Kent is compact and
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and money.
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Feedback
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Cost or
benefit?
Last week, we asked whether schools or universities should
feel obligated to reimburse municipalities for lost property taxes when
schools buy land. Here is some of your feedback:
- "Many cities would not exist if it weren't for the colleges and
universities that are a part of the area," says one reader. "The jobs
that the colleges provide to the area and the enormous amount of money
students, faculty and staff put into the economy through sales, taxes
and overall purchase power outweigh any tax loss the city would
face."
Click
here to see more reader feedback or add your own comments.
This week, the head of the Massachusetts School Building
Authority, State Treasurer Timothy Cahill, wants
schools to be built with prototype designs to cut down on the escalating
costs of constructing schools. Do you think states should require
school districts to use off-the-shelf designs instead of creating unique
plans for their facilities?
A. Yes. If a state is providing funding
for local construction and has limited resources, it has a right to say
how its money will be spent.
B. No. Local district officials should have
control of design decisions because they are in a better position to
know the educational needs of their communities.
C. Other.
What do you think?
E-mail your answer and any other comments HERE or add
them online at Schoolhouse Beat-The Blog.
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Green Clean Schools Webinar Series
American School & University, the Green Cleaning Network, and
Healthy Schools Campaign are pleased to announce a summer series of
green cleaning webinars that will help your school begin a green
cleaning program. Take your green cleaning to the next level. Register
Now!
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Construction Corner
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New high school ready in
Alabama
The Shelby County (Ala.) district has completed
construction of Calera High School, a two-story,
170,000-square-foot building, The Birmingham Business Journal
says. To read
more, click here
East Greenwich (R.I.) school officials are putting together
plans for a facility to replace the aging Archie Cole Middle
School, The Providence Journal says. To read more, click
here
The Kennett (Pa.) Consolidated School District is planning a
new 9,800-square foot elementary school, The Kennett Paper says.
To read more,
click here
To view the web's most extensive portfolio
of outstanding education construction projects, visit SchoolDesigns.com.
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Coming This November: Architectural Portfolio 2008
Missed American School & University's June 3 entry form deadline
for
Architectural Portfolio 2008? Contact Molly Roudebush today at
mroudebush@asumag.com or
(913)
967-1959 for information about reserving a spot for your project. Make
sure your
best work is represented in the November Architectural Portfolio
issue.
Visit
SchoolDesigns.com/Architectural_Portfolio.htm
for entry forms and more
information about Architectural Portfolio 2008.
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AS&U Articles
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Now online from
American School & University:
In hindsight, the warning signs were abundant that Seung-Hui Cho was
mentally troubled and potentially dangerous. But authorities at Virginia
Tech didn't put together all the pieces until after the 23-year-old
student opened fire on the Blacksburg campus on April 16, 2007, and
killed 32 people before taking his own life. Numerous task forces and
study groups formed after the Virginia Tech tragedy have concluded that
schools and universities can do a better job identifying and providing
services for students like Cho who are experiencing mental-health
problems....
To read the
entire article, "Mind Shifts," click here.
ALSO:
Construction of residence hall facilities at colleges and
universities continues to be strong, as institutions scramble to meet
the housing needs and varied demands of a growing student
population....
To
read the entire article on American School & University's 19th
Annual Residence Hall Construction Report, click here.
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Bonds & Levies
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Voters turn down bond
proposal in Louisiana district
Voters in the St. Helena Parish (La.) district have
rejected a $20.4 million bond issue that would have paid for a preK-12
school complex, The Baton Rouge Advocate says. To read more, click
here
The Del Norte County (Calif.) Unified School District has
voted to put a $25 million bond measure on the Nov. 4 ballot, The
Daily Triplicate says. To read more, click
here
The William S. Hart Union High School District in Los
Angeles County, Calif., has placed a $300 million bond election on
the Nov. 4 ballot To read more,
click here
Voters in the Stanislaus Union School District in Modesto,
Calif., will be asked on Nov. 4 to approve a $39.8 million bond
proposal. To
read more, click here
For more news on school bonds and referendums,
visit American School & University's Daily News Headlines.
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Green Cleaning Award
AS&U's Green Cleaning Award for Schools & Universities recognizes
and honors education institutions and their partners that embrace green
principles and practices in their maintenance operations. Created in
conjunction with the Green Cleaning Network and Healthy Schools
Campaign, individual schools, school districts, colleges and
universities are invited to submit their green cleaning program. Submit your program
today!
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Stats Corner
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Tennis balls,
anyone?
Source: Orlando Sentinel
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Calendar
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Upcoming
events:
July 26-30: Campus Safety Health and
Environmental Management Association, annual conference, St.
Louis
July 26-Aug. 1: National
Association of School Resource Officers, national conference,
Phoenix, Ariz.
Sept. 8-11: International Sanitary
Supply Association, ISSA/Interclean convention, Las Vegas
Sept. 10-13: Schools in a Flat
World, conference presented by the American Institute of Architects
Committee on Education, Helsinki, Finland
Sept. 15-18: National Parking
Association, 57th Annual Convention and Exposition, Las Vegas
For more upcoming education-related events and
conferences, visit our online
calendar.
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