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What's News
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Detroit votes to close 34
schools
Two weeks after rejecting a more widespread school closing plan,
the Detroit school board has voted to shut down 34 schools by
this fall, The Detroit News reports. To read more, click
here.
The Spring (Texas) school board has refused to let an
affluent subdivision leave the district and join the wealthier,
better-performing Klein school system, The Houston Chronicle
reports. To read
more, click here.
The New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation has run out
of money and is expected to suspend work on some of the 40 projects it
is developing, The New York Times reports. To read more, click
here
Two top deans at Harvard University have asked professors at
the school to reduce student expenditures on textbooks, The Boston
Globe reports. To read more, click
here
Budget negotiators in the Maryland legislature have agreed on
how to allocate a record $400 million in school construction funds,
The Washington Post reports. To read more, click
here
For a
daily dose of education headlines, click here.
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Feedback
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Adding
choices
Last week, we asked what readers thought about the Detroit
mayor's urging the creation of more charter and private schools in the
city. Here is some of your feedback:
- "Competition is good," says an administrator from New York. "At
least with more than one choice, there is a chance students can find a
place to be successful. We need to eliminate complacency and
union-guaranteed jobs regardless of outcome."
Click here to see
more reader feedback
This week, a Texas district requires that parents show state- or
U.S.-issued photo identification before they are allowed into their
children's schools. Do you think that is an appropriate security
precaution for a public school?
A. Yes. Schools should have more
stringent security on their campuses even if it means parents have more
difficulty gaining access to facilities.
B. No. School security should not be so
severe that it prevents some parents from visiting their children's
classrooms or taking part in activities.
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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From the Magazine
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Now online from
American School & University:
Order's up!
One education facility built to last--easy on the earth.
Sustainability is one of the hottest items on the menu of education
design and construction. Its many benefits have prompted administrators
and architects to seek new ways to add eco-friendly features to school
and university designs....
Click Here to read
the entire article, "Easy on the Earth."
ALSO:
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), more
than 90 percent of the roof surfaces in the United States are
dark-colored and have low reflectance. The heat those roofs attract and
absorb have several effects, the EPA says, and none of them are
positive. So what should education institutions do about it? Get
cool....
Click
Here to read the entire article, "Know How: Roofing."
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Tired of Cookie-Cutter Schools?
A new Web site from the American Institute of Architects provides an
insider's look into how New Jersey City University and their AIA
architects reclaimed an abandoned commercial laundry turning it into a
vibrant new Charter High School. Watch how they worked at howdesignworks.aia.org.
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Construction Corner
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New secondary facility for
Harper Woods (Mich.) district
The Harper Woods (Mich.) district is building a $29
million secondary school, The Detroit News says. To read more, click
here.
Construction work has begun on a $42 million addition to the
Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago, The Chicago
Maroon says. To
read more, click here.
The Murrieta Valley (Calif.) Unified School District has
broken ground on Murrieta Mesa High School, the system's third
comprehensive high school. 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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Bonds approved for middle
school in Anchorage district
Voters in the Anchorage (Alaska) school district have
approved an $85 million bond package that will pay for a new middle
school and other improvements, The Anchorage Daily News says. To read more, click
here.
The Elmbrook (Wis.) school district has failed to win
approval
of a $108.8 million bond package that would have paid for high school
facility upgrades, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says. To read more, click
here.
Voters in the Columbia (Mo.) district have approved a $60
million bond proposal that will provide funds for a new elementary
school and the first phase of a new high school, The Columbia
Missourian says. To read more, click
here.
The New Richmond (Wis.) district has won approval of a $92.9
million bond proposal that will pay for a new high school and other
projects, The St. Paul Pioneer Press 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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Minority
boost
- 392: Number of African American students accepted for
admission to the freshman class at the University of California at Los
Angeles for 2007-08.
- 249: Number of African American students accepted for
admission to the freshman class at the University of California at Los
Angeles for 2006-07.
Source: Los Angeles Times
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Calendar
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Upcoming
events:
April 10-13: National
Catholic Education Association, 104th annual convention,
Baltimore
April 14-17: National School Boards
Association, 67th annual conference, San Francisco
April 14-17: American
Association of Community Colleges, 87th annual
convention, Tampa, Fla.
May 3-5: American
Institute of Architects, national convention and design exposition,
San Antonio
For more upcoming education-related events and
conferences, visit our online
calendar.
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