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What's News
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Detroit official wants to go
back to K-8 campuses
The Detroit district's emergency financial manager wants
to eliminate middle schools and switch back to K-8 buildings, The
Detroit Free Press reports. Read
more
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has unveiled an
ambitious plan to reshape the campus over the next decade so it can
handle a projected 35,000 students by 2020, The Charlotte
Observer reports. Read
more
Wanting a research pipeline and college-prepared students,
Arizona State University officials are creating their own K-12
schools, The Arizona Republic reports. Read
more
Senate Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin says that the federal school
voucher program in Washington, D.C., can't account for where more
than a fifth of the program's 1,718 students attended school, The
Washington Post reports. Read
more
Arizona's leading charter-school advocacy group is suing to
force the state to equalize funding for charter and district schools,
The Arizona Republic reports. Read
more
For more education headlines, click here.
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Live Webinar: High Definition Studio Solutions.
Cost-effective solutions to fit a variety of needs and budgets
Join American School & University as we discuss how to transition your
institution's studio to high definition and provide the best state of
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experience. Register
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Feedback
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Suburban charter
schools
This week, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that
even though charter schools were intended initially to boost education
in troubled urban schools, in the Twin Cities area, more
charter schools have opened in the suburbs than in Minneapolis and St.
Paul. Do you think it is a good use of resources for charter schools
to open in suburban areas?
A. Yes. If enough suburban students and
their families are seeking the programs charter schools offer, the
schools should be allowed to operate in those areas.
B. No. The education system should
concentrate its reform efforts where change is most needed and offer
charter programs as an alternative to underperforming urban schools.
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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New home for alternative
program under construction in Hagerstown, Md.
The Washington County (Md.) school district has broken
ground in Hagerstown on a new home for its alternative middle and
high school, The Hagerstown Herald-Mail says. Read
more
The University of Portland in Portland, Ore., has
opened two residence halls that will house a total of 320 students,
The Oregonian says. Read
more
The Michigan City (Ind.) Area School District has opened a
$23 million Pine Elementary School to replace an outdated
building, The Michigan City News-Dispatch says. Read
more
To view the web's most extensive portfolio
of outstanding education construction projects, visit SchoolDesigns.com.
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Local Government Summit: Stepping Forward into Tomorrow's
Local Government Now
Virtual Conference - October 20, 2009
Learn best practices at informative and engaging sessions, interact with
industry partners and live booth personnel, and network with fellow
colleagues throughout the virtual summit. The day-long free virtual
conference will focus on practical resources, tools and methods for:
Developing innovative processes for service delivery to
citizens and businesses
Leveraging technology to drive local government
transparency
Streamlining internal organization efficiencies and
collaboration
Register
for free today!
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AS&U Articles
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Now online from
American School & University:
When one considers the enormous cost of science laboratory buildings,
it's no surprise that the stream of environmental consciousness that has
swept through campuses has had a profound effect on the design and
engineering of these complex buildings. Advancing technologies,
government regulations and rising energy costs all are driving the push
to design greener building systems....Read
the entire article, "The Science of Green."
ALSO:
Opponents to a recent bond referendum argued that new buildings did
nothing to improve education in the district: "Shiny new schools do not
reduce class size or give them better test scores." But guess what?
Shiny new schools do improve student test scores....
Read
the entire article, "Test Case."
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Projects Needed for 2010
Calendar of Industry Events
The 2010 American School & University Calendar of
Industry Events is going digital, with a limited number of months
available as
a budget-friendly marketing opportunity for your project. The Calendar
will be
featured on SchoolDesigns.com and ASUmag.com to view and print
throughout 2010.
Sponsorship includes your month on the Calendar, logo and project photo
in the
December 2009 issue of the magazine, sponsor email announcing the
Calendar and
a dedicated email just for your firm before your sponsored month -- plus
your
project will be added to the SchoolDesigns.com searchable gallery free
of
charge. Months are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If
interested, please respond by Oct. 9. For more information, or to
reserve a
month, contact Molly Roudebush at mroudebush@asumag.com
or (913) 967-1959.
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Bonds & Levies
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Sales tax will provide $280
million for Clayton County (Ga.) school facilities
Clayton County (Ga.) voters have approved a five-year,
$280.25 million sales tax extension that will pay for several
construction projects, The Clayton News Daily says. Read
more
Voters in the Madison County (Miss.) district have approved a
$61 million bond issue that will pay for the county's fourth high school
and other construction and improvements, The Madison County
Herald says. Read
more
A $24.9 million bond proposal on the Nov. 3 ballot seeks to unite
students in the Madison-Plains (Ohio) district in one building,
but it has divided the community, The Columbus Dispatch says.
Read
more
Voters have approved a $45 million school bond issue and a $2
million tax levy override for Kearney (Neb.) Public Schools,
The Omaha World-Herald says. Read
more
For more news on school bonds and referendums,
visit American School & University's Daily News Headlines.
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Stats Corner
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Future
growth
- 34: Number of states whose public school elementary and
secondary enrollment is expected to increase from 2006 to 2018.
- 16: Number of states whose public school elementary and
secondary enrollment is expected to decrease from 2006 to 2018.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, "Projections of
Education
Statistics to 2018"
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Calendar
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Coming
events:
Sept. 24-25: Engineering Green Buildings Conference & Expo 2009,
Nashville, Tenn.
Sept. 27-29: Council of Educational Facility Planners
International (CEFPI), Annual World Conference and Expo, Washington,
D.C.
Oct. 6-9: International Sanitary Supply Association,
ISSA/Interclean Convention, Chicago
Oct. 7-10: Association
of Community College Trustees (ACCT), 2009 Congress, San
Francisco
For more upcoming education-related events and
conferences, visit our online
calendar.
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