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What's News
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Strip search of Arizona
middle school student is unconstitutional, Supreme Court
rules
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled
that a strip search of a 13-year-old Arizona girl by officials at
her middle school was unconstitutional, The New York Times
reports. Read
more.
A longtime football coach at Aplington-Parkersburg (Iowa) High
School was shot to death in a school weight room, allegedly by a
former student, The Des Moines Register reports. Read
more.
Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., says it plans
to lay off 275 staff members because of budget troubles caused by a
precipitous endowment decline, The Boston Globe reports. Read
more.
The University of Minnesota's governing body has voted to
make the school's new football stadium alcohol-free, reversing a plan to
let fans in premium seats purchase alcohol, The St. Paul Pioneer
Press reports. Read
more.
The 80,000-student Jordan (Utah) district will split into two
separate school systems--the Jordan district and the Canyons
district--on Wednesday, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. Read
more.
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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Feedback
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Court
decisions
Last week, we asked what readers thought of the recent Supreme
Court ruling that could force public schools to pay more for
private schooling of special-education students. Here is some of your
feedback:
- "...The schools are taking the easy way out to save costs and
forcing special needs (students) into private schools," says one reader.
"Public schools should pay the costs of this."
Click
here to see more reader feedback or add your own comments.
This week, in another Supreme Court decision, justices have
ruled that an Arizona middle school went too far when it strip-searched
a 13-year-old girl who officials believed was hiding ibuprofen
tablets. Do you agree with the court that the search violated the girl's
rights?
A. Yes. School officials need to use
such intrusive measures selectively and be more sensitive to the privacy
of students.
B. No. Administrators should have the right
to take whatever steps are necessary to make sure the school environment
is safe.
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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Construction Corner
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Construction delays push
back school opening in Kentucky district
The Madison County (Ky.) district has pushed back the
opening of the 2009-10 school year after rainy weather and storm damage
delayed the renovation and expansion of Madison Southern High
School in Berea, The Richmond Register says. Read
more.
The University of South Florida Polytechnic is planning to
construct a 100,000-square-foot Science & Technology facility, the first
building for the school's new campus in Lakeland, Fla. Read
more.
Forest Park (Ill.) School District 91 will spend $337,000 to
reinforce the gym walls at Forest Park Middle School after a
review of the 25-year-old design concluded that the structural integrity
of the walls was questionable, The Forest Park Review says. Read
more.
To view the web's most extensive portfolio
of outstanding education construction projects, visit SchoolDesigns.com.
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AS&U Articles
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Now online from
American School & University:
Even before the state fire marshal ordered the Somersworth (N.H.)
School District in 2007 to abandon the top two floors of Hilltop
Elementary School because of safety concerns, folks in the city of
12,000 had been debating whether the aging facility should be
replaced--and how to pay for it....Somersworth is one of many
communities whose schools and universities stand to benefit from the
federal economic stimulus--formally known as The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009....
Read
the entire article, "Aid for Facilities."
ALSO:
School and university restrooms, locker and shower rooms have
specific ADA accessibility requirements that serve the needs of staff,
students and campus visitors who are disabled as a result of injury,
illness or age. Taking good care of them is good for your reputation as
a sensitive community institution....
Read
the entire article, "Easy Access."
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Coming This November: Architectural
Portfolio 2009
Missed American School & University's June 3 entry form
deadline for Architectural Portfolio 2009? Contact Molly Roudebush today
by email or by phone at (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.
Two for one! All Architectural Portfolio 2009 entrants can publish a
photo and information about their project free in Green Field Notes
2009--a special section in the Architectural Portfolio issue showing
green design principles put into action.
Visit SchoolDesigns.com
for entry forms and more information about Architectural Portfolio
2009.
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Bonds & Levies
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Nebo (Utah) district bond
issue looks like a winner
The Nebo (Utah) School District appears to have won
approval of a $160 million bond proposal, but the final result can't be
verified until later this week, The Salt Lake Tribune says. Read
more.
The Madison (Ohio) district will ask voters in November to
approve a $40 million bond issue that would help pay for a new K-8
building, The Mansfield News Journal says. Read
more.
The Ankeny (Iowa) school district will hold a bond election
in September to seek funding for a ninth elementary school, The Des
Moines Register says. Read
more.
The Fayetteville (Ark.) school district will ask voters on
Sept. 15 to approve a $113 million property tax increase that will pay
for a new high school campus, The Fayetteville Morning News says.
Read
more.
For more news on school bonds and referendums,
visit American School & University's Daily News Headlines.
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National showcase to spotlight
innovations
for healthful school environments
Healthy Schools Campaign is launching a nationwide search for
innovative products and services that will help create more healthful
school environments. The search focuses on two areas: the environmental
impact of a school, and the way a school supports healthful eating and
physical activity for students. Companies are invited to share
innovations that focus on school wellness or the environment. A judging
panel will select the most creative innovations, which will be showcased
in HSC's newsletter, magazine and website.
Click here
to learn more and download an application.
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Stats Corner
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Phantom
workers?
- 257: The number of names being investigated as possible
ghost employees in the Detroit school district. The district
required all 13,880 district employees to pick up paychecks or
direct-deposit slips in person earlier this month; 37 failed to claim
their paychecks, and 220 did not claim their direct-deposit slips.
Source: The Detroit Free Press
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Calendar
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Coming
events:
July 1-6: National Education Association (NEA), 147th annual
meeting, 88th representative assembly, San Diego
July 8-10: The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers,
2009 Conference, "Focusing on the Critical Few," Vancouver, B.C.
July 8-10: Education Commission of the States, 2009 National
Forum on Educational Policy, Nashville, Tenn.
July 9-15: American Library Association,
Annual Conference, Chicago
July 12-15: Campus Safety Health and Environmental Management
Association, Annual Conference, New Orleans
For more upcoming education-related events and
conferences, visit our online
calendar.
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