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What's News
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Economic stimulus has saved
or created 250,000 education jobs
The Obama administration says that this year's federal stimulus
package has saved or created more than 250,000 education jobs. Read
more
A football player at the University of Connecticut was
stabbed to death in a fight following a university-sanctioned dance on
the campus in Storrs, The Boston Globe reports. Read
more
A 16-year-old student was fatally shot Friday during an altercation
with a resource officer at a high school in Myrtle Beach, S.C.,
The Myrtle Beach Sun-News reports. Read
more
Officials in the Christina (Del.) school district say they
will revise the zero-tolerance code of conduct that caused a 6-year-old
student to be suspended for possessing a camping utensil, The New
York Times reports. Read
more
Citing budget woes, UCLA has put an indefinite hold on plans
to open a second campus of its experimental laboratory school, The
Los Angeles Times reports. Read
more
The president of North Dakota State University has resigned
amid mounting questions about huge cost overruns at a house being built
for him, The New York Times reports. Read
more
For more education headlines, click here.
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SmartPlate Water-to-Water
Heaters
Ideal with condensing boilers in low temperature applications,
SmartPlate single- and double-wall heaters deliver precise temperature
control. Each less-than-10ft2 heater ships fully assembled including
load monitoring controller, sensors, electronic valve, potable
water-side circulator with clean out connections, drain valve, shut-off
valves and inlet strainers. Units support remote monitoring and BAS
integration.
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Stats Corner
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Shifting
enrollment
Source: The Washington Post
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Feedback
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Where students
live
Last week, we asked what readers thought about municipalities
trying to limit the population density of college students in certain
neighborhoods. Here is some of your feedback:
- "I attended (University of Kentucky) for my Bachelor of
Architecture, and there was nothing better than the density and communal
environment near campus," says one reader. "I would strongly advise
against this."
Click
here to see reader feedback or add your own comments.
This week, Washington, D.C., reports that 38
percent of public school students are attending charter schools. Do
you think school systems should place limits on how many students within
a district are allowed to attend charter schools?
A. Yes. If too many students abandon
traditional public schools, the quality of those schools will
deteriorate rapidly.
B. No. If traditional public schools are
not good enough to compete with charter schools, students should be
allowed to choose to attend charter 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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The CyberLock access control system quickly brings
electronic access and key control to doors and cabinets without any need
for hardwiring. Simply, replace the cylinders in your existing
mechanical locks with CyberLock electronic cylinders. The electronic
locks and keys audit openings and unauthorized entry attempts. You will
never re-key again!
VIDEX, Inc.
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Tel. 541-758-0521
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Construction Corner
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Columbia University builds
science space atop existing gymnasium
Columbia University is constructing a $200 million
interdisciplinary science building in New York City, The New
York Times says. Read
more
The Greenwood (Ark.) district is planning to restore its
70-year-old Old Rock Gym, The Fort Smith Times-Record says. Read
more
Rutgers University has opened a $7.5 million welcome center
on its New Brunswick, N.J., campus, The Philadelphia Inquirer
says. Read
more
To view the web's most extensive portfolio
of outstanding education construction projects, visit SchoolDesigns.com.
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Grading your students shouldn't be a test.
The HP Assessment and Grading Solution helps lower the cost of preparing
bubble sheet test material. Using a single MFP interface, you can
prepare, print and score tests, eliminating expensive pre-printed forms.
Learn
more about the HP Assessment and Grading solution today.
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AS&U Articles
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Now online from
American School & University:
Having properly cleaned and maintained facilities is a goal for every
school and university, but achieving those high standards is becoming an
insurmountable obstacle for custodial staffs decimated by budget
constraints....
Read the
entire Know How column on maintenance.
ALSO:
Students now use many means to stay in touch with their peers and to
acquire information: cell phones, iPods, e-mail, text messaging, the
Internet, blogs and instant messaging. These students are multi-taskers.
They see no problem with simultaneously watching TV, browsing the
Internet, listening to music and texting their friends....
Read
the entire Tech Talk column
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Bonds & Levies
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Oklahoma district passes
$142 million construction package
Voters in the Deer Creek (Okla.) district have approved a
$142.1 million bond package to pay for a middle school and other
improvements, The Daily Oklahoman says. Read
more
Ascension Parish (La.) voters have approved a $100 million
bond issue, The Baton Rouge News-Advocate says. Read
more
The Iberia Parish (La.) district has won approval of a $60
million bond proposal, The Lafayette Advertiser says. Read
more
The Moody (Texas) school district is seeking approval in
November of an $11.5 million bond proposal, its first bond election in
28 years, The Waco Tribune-Herald says. Read
more
For more news on school bonds and referendums,
visit American School & University's Daily News Headlines.
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AS&U Announces Entry Dates for 2010
Competitions
2010 Educational Interiors Showcase
- Entry Forms Due: March 5
- Portfolios Due: April 2
- Published: August 2010
Send your Educational Interiors Showcase entry form by January 1,
2010, to take advantage of the 20th Anniversary Early-Bird Entry
Offer.
2010 Architectural Portfolio
- Entry Forms Due: June 7
- Portfolios Due: July 9
- Published: November 2010
Make sure you are on our list to receive 2010 Call For Entries
mailings for the industry's leading design competitions. Click here to email Molly
Roudebush or phone her at (913) 967-1959.
For more information, visit AS&U's SchoolDesigns.com.
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Calendar
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Coming
events:
Oct. 23-26: Association of School Business Officials
International, Annual Meeting, Chicago
Oct. 26-30: Acoustical
Society of America, 158th Meeting, San Antonio
Oct 28-30: National School Boards Association/ITTE, Annual
Technology + Learning Conference, Denver
Oct. 28-Nov. 1: Council Of The Great City Schools, Annual Fall
Conference,
Portland, Ore.
Oct. 31-Nov. 3: Community College Business Officers, Annual
International Conference, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
For more upcoming education-related events and
conferences, visit our online
calendar.
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