 The Progress of Education Reform: School Facilities  PDF - This issue of The Progress of Education Reform focuses on:
- Principles of educational design
- The impact of school environments on academic outcomes
- The changing educational facilities needs of the 21st century.
Summaries of four articles on school facilities and links to other Web sites are included. (Suzanne Weiss, Education Commission of the States, April 2006)....
Ten Fundamental Principles of Smart School Siting - The authors have outlined 10 principals that school districts and local governments should adopt for smart school siting, including collaborative planning, ensuring equity in school facilities, and supporting the development of safe routes to school. (National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Public Health Law & Policy, 2012)...
2009 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure Advisory Council - This report card grades 12 of America's infrastructure categories and gives schools a D for facilities and accommodations. The authors examines the current trends for addressing the nation's deteriorating infrastructure and discusses actions the federal government should take to bring conditions up to acceptable levels. Begin on page 124 for information on schools. (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)...
Selected Tables from the: 2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) PDF - Access SASS tables detailing the percentage of schools with physical space limitations, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2003-04. Full report available here. (Gregory A. Strizek, Jayme L. Pittsonberger, Kate E. Riordan, Deanna M. Lyter, Greg F. Orlofsky and Kerry Gruber, National Center for Education Statistics, March 2006)...
Two Reports on Maintenance & Operations (M&O) Costs - Challenging Times reports the results of a survey of chief business officials at the nation’s public school districts regarding M&O costs, disaggregating data on a national level and by district enrollment, identifying budgeted expenditures for M&O per student and per square foot for the 2004-05 school year. Steady Spending reports the results of a survey of physical plant directors at two-year colleges and four-year institutions with no significant graduate programs. M&O costs are documented for the 2004-05 school year. (Joe Argon, American School & University, April 2005)...
Designing Better Buildings: What Can Be Learned from Offices, Factories & Schools - Research indicates that the buildings in which people live, work, study and convalesce affect productivity, satisfaction, learning, healing and recovery. This paper discusses the benefits and characteristics of well-designed offices, factories and – starting on page six – schools. (Sara Marberry, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, June 2004)...
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