BOSTON — Legislators in both Massachusetts and Louisiana last week dealt blows to charter schools in their respective states. The Massachusetts Senate has voted down legislation to gradually eliminate the enrollment cap placed on some state charters, while the Louisiana State Bond Commission has asked charter school officials to delay their request to devote public school funds to charter school construction.
J.K. Yates has become the first woman to head a college or university construction management department in the U.S., working at Western Carolina University. Yates has been named the Joe W. Kimmel Distinguished Professor of Construction Management at Western Carolina University, prior to which she served as chair and professor in the department of construction management and engineering at North Dakota State University.
The Metl-Vision window system by Metl-Span is the first window system with a flush frame designed to fully integrate with the Metl-Span 2-inch and 3-inch horizontal wall panel to ensure a weather-tight installation. It was specifically developed to complement the architectural aesthetics and function of Metl-Span’s horizontal wall panels. The system offers great flexibility in window size, multiple lite configurations and window finish options. The finished assembly eliminates interface problems common with standard windows mated to Metl-Span wall panels that are horizontally applied.
WASHINGTON — The Indicators of School Crime and Safety for 2013 was released in June, highlighting a number of safety and security issues at the nation’s schools.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard students and staff moved into the newly renovated Tozzer Anthropology Building in Cambridge in May, about one and a half years after construction broke ground on the project.
ROHNERT PARK, Calif. — The Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation, the charitable arm of Wine Spectator magazine, is making a substantial investment in the future of viticulture with a $3 million gift to Sonoma State University. The funds will be dedicated to the construction of the university’s new Wine Business Institute facility, the Wine Spectator Learning Center.
CLOVER, S.C. — Builders, renovators and planners are working through the summer to finish up upgrade projects in the Clover School District in time to start work on the five larger projects approved by voters in March as part of the $67 million bond referendum, which will pay part of the $99 million construction plan.
Susan Hunter has been selected as the first female president of the University of Maine system. Hunter will serve a two-year appointment only, and plans to retire in 2016. Hunter became a full-time University of Maine faculty member in 1991 and has served in various roles, including assistant director in the College of Natural Sciences and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences.
Noraplan Environcare by nora is a high performance floor covering that boasts GREENGUARD Gold certification for Low VOC emissions, and is perfect for any type of educational setting. The slip resistant product is in compliance with OSHA requirements, and offers excellent wear resistance. Noraplan Environcare is available in four tile sizes and two thickness options, as well as a wide variety of designer colors. It is ideal for raised-access floors, is available for stairtread and has a high footfall sound absorption.
GERMANTOWN, Md. — When Montgomery College students come back to the Germantown campus this fall, a new 140,000-square-foot Bioscience Education Center will be waiting for them.
