Facilities Management

Administrative decisions determine how resources are allocated for school and university facilities and functions.

Highlights

Broward County Public Schools

Broward County (Florida) board picks new superintendent after surprise retirement of current job holder

April 17, 2024
Howard Hepburn is the district's 4th superintendent since 2021; Peter Licata, who was hired last summer, is retiring for health reasons.

Book banning in schools surges, report says

April 17, 2024
PEN America, an advocate for free expression, has documented more than 4,000 instances of book banning from July to December 2023.
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Oregon district says it may have to shut down if bond proposal fails next month

April 11, 2024
The Gervais district is asking voters to approve a $28 million bond request on May 21; voters have defeated 8 requests since 1991.
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Former assistant principal charged in connection with 2023 shooting of teacher by 6-year-old student

April 11, 2024
Ebony Parker, who was assistant principal at Richneck Elementary in Newport News, Virginia, is charged with child abuse for allegedly failing to act on warnings that the 1st-grade...
Goddard College

Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont, is closing

April 9, 2024
Officials say the school has been unable to overcome decades of enrollment decline.

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Socorro Independent School District

Socorro (Texas) school superintendent placed on leave

March 27, 2024
An audit has found that Nate Carman, who announced last month that he is leaving the district, may have a conflict of interest with regard to a district contract.
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Birmingham-Southern College is closing

March 27, 2024
Trustees have voted to close the school, founded in 1918, after Alabama lawmakers said a bailout was likely to fail.
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Judge's order blocks demolition of Michigan school building

March 22, 2024
The West Bloomfield district closed the Roosevelt Elementary building in 2022 and now wants to tear it down.

Broward County (Florida) district owes millions to charter schools, state says

March 21, 2024
The Florida Education Commissioner says the district should have provided funds from a 2018 referendum to charter schools in the county.