From NPR Let's begin with a choice. Say there's a check in the mail. It's meant to help you run your household. You can use it to keep the lights on, the water running and food on the table. Woul...
https://efc.gwu.edu/2017/02/23/why-americas-schools-have-a-money-problem/
By T. R. Dunlap Nobody should underestimate the importance of careful planning when schools engage in any operation or initiative. While many of us are eager to take an idea and run with it, the...
https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/09/16/planning-resources-for-k-12-schools/
Coalition for Healthier Schools, 2016. Healthy schools help children grow and learn. But providing children with healthy places to learn is too often an afterthought—or not thought of at all. S...
https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/09/06/towards-healthy-schools-reducing-risks-to-children/
By Art Stellar, Ph.D. Many school districts have deteriorating school buildings. Most have unmet needs for major renovations and repairs. The reason these situations are left unaddressed is lack ...
https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/08/30/a-good-source-of-funds-for-school-renovations-qzab/
by Angel Ford, Ed.D. In previous blogs, I have frequently discussed the inequities of school building conditions across America. This blog will also talk about those inequities in light of the Ev...
https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/08/18/essa-and-school-facility-conditions/
Mongeau, L., 2016 SCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, Ore. — It was early evening in late May. Dinner was done and caper crews of students — “caper” is camp-speak for “chore” — had stacked the...
https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/08/08/what-if-every-kid-got-to-go-to-summer-camp-during-the-school-year/
By: Dr. G. Victor Hellman, Jr. Green buildings, green cleaning, school gardens, and green playgrounds are just a few of the prevalent concepts on the mind of education facility planners and many ...
by Angel Ford, EdD Finnish students are excelling academically; in fact, they are passing students in most other nations. This has not always been the case, however. Over the past forty years...
Bendici, R. Historic schools in Boston, built before World War II, are finally receiving a facelift. On the other side of the country, Carmel USD in California found that controlling and maintain...
https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/07/18/schools-build-for-the-future/
Williams, L. (2014) Administrators budgeting for construction have the tools and access to ensure their buildings’ shells—the roofs, windows and insulation—are energy-efficient and easy to�...
https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/07/18/strengthening-the-shell-of-your-school/