Pre-K Possibilities - American School & University
Pre-K Possibilities. Aug. 1, 1999. Early-education centers (EECs) must be designed to meet the special needs of 3- and 4-year-olds. Nancy Allison. The growing trend of educating pre-kindergarten children has given rise to a new set of design parameters for educational facilities. Children as young as 3 years old have much to gain in their ...
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Jun 27, 2024 · American School & University offers insights to education and design professionals about key facility issues: planning, construction, renovation, maintenance and management.
University of San Diego wants to expand student housing
Oct 15, 2024 · The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the private Catholic university has received permission from the San Diego Planning Commission to increase its housing capacity to 5,701. The university now can accommodate 2,600. The proposed increase has the support of Linda Vista's community planning group. If the expansion is approved, the university ...
Charter network is closing 7 of its 15 schools in Chicago
Oct 10, 2024 · A charter school network has announced plans to close seven of its 15 campuses in Chicago.. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that families and educators were left reeling after the board of directors of Acero Schools decided to close the schools at the end of the 2024-25 school year.. Acero CEO Richard Rodriguez says the decision to shut down nearly half of its Chicago schools was prompted by a ...
MacMurray College is closing after 174 years - American School
Apr 7, 2020 · After years of financial struggles, MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill., will shut down for good at the end of the spring semester. The Springfield State Journal-Register reports that leaders of the four-year liberal arts college decided there was no viable financial path forward in light of declining enrollments, rising competitive costs, and an insufficient endowment.
School Flooring Matters | American School & University
Feb 12, 2013 · School Flooring Matters. Feb. 12, 2013. Rubber flooring offers a variety of performance and sustainable benefits to education facilities. Mike Simoneau. In education facilities, from preschools and K-12 schools to colleges and universities, most decisions are made with the well-being and development of students in mind.
University of Delaware, Dupont Hall Laboratory Expansion, Newark
Sep 1, 2001 · NEWARK — The Dupont Hall Laboratory Expansion is now under construction at the University of Delaware. The 65,000-square-foot facility will fill the last site on the school's Mall and complete the original master plan as conceived more than 80 years ago. The building's character grows outs of the campus' colonial version of the Collegiate ...
Texas school superintendent embroiled in bullying dispute says he …
May 11, 2018 · Lance Hindt, the Katy (Texas) school superintendent who has been dogged by decades-old claims that he bullied students during his middle and high school years, says he will retire on Jan.1.. The Houston Chronicle reports that Hindt announced his decision at Thursday night's school board meeting. He asserted that since the allegations surfaced in March that he bullied fellow students as a youth ...
Planning for a successful school bond referendum
Mar 1, 2021 · Insights for planning and winning a bond election. School bond referendums provide the dollars that districts need to build facilities that support their educational objectives. Whether the goal is to build state-of-the-art learning environments or update aging facilities, bond elections are critical to the success of many K-12 school systems.
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