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What's News
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What do California schools
need? $1.5 trillion, study says
A collection of studies says California schools would need
$1.5 trillion more each year to make all students academically
proficient under the current education system, The Los Angeles
Times reports. To read more, click
here
The United Methodist Church has given Southern Methodist
University permission to lease part of its campus for the George W.
Bush presidential library, The Dallas Morning News reports. To read more, click
here
The town of Purcellville, Va., has won a court victory as it
tries to block Loudoun County from building a high school just
outside the town limits, The Washington Post reports. To read more, click
here
Is the Clark County (Nev.) school district too large? Some
Nevada legislators want to study whether the 300,000-student district
should be broken up, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. To read more, click
here
The Kansas City (Mo.) school district is considering a
realignment plan that would phase out all of its middle schools in favor
of K-8 facilities, The Kansas City Star reports. To read more, click
here
For a
daily dose of education headlines, click here.
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Feedback
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Costly
absences
Last week, we asked what you thought about a California
district asking parents to reimburse it for student absences not related
to illness. Here is some of your feedback:
- "I do think it is reasonable for school districts to ask that
parents donate an amount equal to what they miss when their child is
absent if the reason for the absence is other than being ill," says a
construction manager from California. "This district's costs are fixed
based upon the total attendance and accrue whether the child is absent
or not. It's unfair to put this added burden on the taxpayers of the
area. Many times the reason is that the family wants a three- or
four-day weekend to go out of town. That's their choice, but the costs
to the district go on."
Click here to see more
reader feedback
This week, Southern Methodist University has moved another
step forward in its efforts to have its campus be the site of the George
W. Bush presidential library and policy institute, despite objections
from dome faculty members. Do you think a university campus is a good
location for such a facility?
A. Yes. A university campus is the right
spot for a facility that will be used primarily by researchers and
historians.
B. No. Welcoming such a facility on a
campus could be perceived as a political endorsement and could create
conflict at a university.
C. Other.
What do you think?
E-mail your answer and any other comments HERE
and we'll publish them in next week's Schoolhouse Beat.
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Have You Entered Your Projects in the 2007 Educational
Interiors Showcase?
There is still time to enter American School & University's 17th annual
competition honoring education interiors excellence. With AS&U's
Educational Interiors Showcase, you gain more national exposure for you
and your project. Don't miss this chance to be featured in the August
2007 issue of American School & University and on AS&U's newly remodeled
SchoolDesigns.com Web site.
Click here to e-mail Molly
Roudebush or call her at (913) 967-1959. Or click
here for more information about the Educational Interiors
Showcase.
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From the Magazine
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Now online from
American School & University:
Deep fryers and the fat-soaked foods that come dripping out of them
are no longer welcome in the kitchens and dining halls of a growing
number of the nation's schools and universities. Likewise, heavily
marketed sugary soft drinks and fat-laden candy treats are vanishing
from school vending machines.
From California to New York, education institutions are enlisting in
a war against obesity. The battle plan calls for schools to teach
students how to choose more nutritional foods, and for food-service
workers to practice in the lunchroom what instructors are preaching in
the classroom....
Click Here to
read the entire article, "Battling Obesity."
ALSO:
In recent years, more education administrators and designers have
embraced the potential benefits of daylighting. They have been persuaded
that taking advantage of natural light enables schools and universities
to conserve energy and provide a better learning environment. Now,
proponents are trying to figure out new techniques and strategies that
will tap the full potential of daylight in schools....
Click Here to read
the entire article, "Lighting the Way."
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To redeem your FREE pass go to www.TechEdEvents.org/asu
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Construction Corner
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More student housing for
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas will open two residence hall
buildings this fall on its Fayetteville campus. To read more, click
here.
The Grand Rapids (Mich.) school district is planning to
construct a new Hall Elementary School, The Grand Rapids Press
says. To read more, click
here.
The University of Texas at Dallas is planning to build a
freshman "living-learning" residence hall and a stand-alone food
services facility. To read
more, click here.
To view the web's most extensive portfolio
of outstanding education construction projects, visit the new and
improved SchoolDesigns.com.
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Bonds & Levies
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Yakima rejects bonds
again
Voters in the Yakima (Wash.) District have rejected a
$65.7 million bond proposal that would have provided funds to replace
four elementary schools, The Yakima Herald-Republic says. To read more, click
here.
The South Kitsap (Wash.) district has failed to win approval
of a $163.2 million bond proposal, The Port Orchard Independent
says. To read more,
click here.
The Sunnyside (Wash.) district has failed to win approval of
a $1.95 million bond proposal that would have enabled the school system
to improve athletic facilities at Sunnyside High School, The Yakima
Herald-Republic says. To read more, click
here.
Voters in Madison County, Neb., have rejected a bond proposal
for a new elementary school, The Lincoln Journal Star says. To read more, click
here.
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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Big money in the Big
Easy
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
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Calendar
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Upcoming
events:
March 20-22: National
Facilities Management & Technology Conference and Expo,
Baltimore
March 25-28: TechEd 2007, 12th Annual
Technology in Education International Conference & Tech Exposition,
Ontario, Calif.
March 25-28: National
Association of Educational Procurement, 86th annual meeting, San
Jose, Calif.
March 28-30: 12th annual K-12 School Networking
Conference, sponsored by the Consortium for School Networking, San
Francisco
For more upcoming education-related events and
conferences, visit our online
calendar.
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