SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) is a leading national movement to improve student performance and the entire educational experience by building the best possible schools, which means incorporating green building strategies.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The time of voting is upon us and in New Jersey it could mean funding for college and university construction projects.
If the state voters approve a $750 million referendum on borrowing for construction at New Jersey colleges and universities, projects would require a 25 percent match by the schools, increasing the value of investment to $1 billion. If voters pass the referendum, it would be New Jersey’s single largest financial commitment to higher education since a 1988 referendum of $350 million.
PALO ALTO, Calif. — In a country where citizens continue to demand increased performance from an education system that lost large amounts of funding to the recession, the political climate still reflects a strong distaste among the electorate for any level of tax increase, partially because the recession has also created such hard times for individual voters. This seemingly intractable combination of events has caused many school leaders and boards to turn to previously unseemly solutions for raising or maintaining funding streams.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Athletes are more than just role models on the big screen; in California one NBA all-star is also helping students succeed in the classroom.
AUSTIN, Texas — Despite a history of avoiding raising taxes, members of the Texas legislature have recently found themselves discussing various options to increase education funding.
MILFORD, Conn. — A procedural error in the bid process for a school construction project in Connecticut has recently led to questions about multiple projects across the state, whose funding may suddenly be in doubt.
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University has recently unveiled its first LEED Platinum building at the school’s Ithaca, N.Y. campus. The Human Ecology Building was awarded the prestigious honor for its sustainable building commitments.
WASHINGTON — Columbus, Ohio-based architecture firm, Moody Nolan has recently celebrated its 30-year anniversary, as well as its five-year anniversary of its Washington D.C. office.
ORANGE, Calif. — Chapman University is planning to build a new $64 million performance hall for its College of Performing Arts, which will be fully funded by private donations.
WASHINGTON — The quest for education funding was already a constant battle before the economic collapse in 2008. The resulting downturn only made the situation worse. As a total sum, funding for elementary and high schools has dropped compared to the previous year in 26 states, many of which already faced budget cuts in the years and months leading up to the financial catastrophe. To make matters worse, 35 states have watched its school funding sink below 2008 levels.
