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    American School & University offers insights to education and design professionals about key facility issues: planning, construction, renovation, maintenance and management.

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    University of California San Diego

    Regents approve 6,000-bed University of California San Diego student housing development

    July 19, 2024
    The $2 billion project would create one of the largest campus housing villages in the history of the UC system.
    Montgomery County Public Schools

    Montgomery County (Maryland) school board hires new superintendent

    June 26, 2024
    Thomas Taylor comes to the 160,000-student district from the Stafford County (Virginia) school system.
    Northwestern University

    Northwestern University breaks ground on new football stadium

    June 24, 2024
    The new Ryan Field, which will seat 12,000 fewer people than the old stadium, is set to open in 2026.
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    New York public schools not responsible for private school transportation on off days

    June 24, 2024
    The state's highest court rejected a challenge from a religious group that sought free transportation on days when public schools are closed.
    BHDP Architects/Flad Architects

    University of Kentucky begins construction on $285 million Agricultural Research Building

    June 17, 2024
    The 263,000-square-foot facility, set to open in 2026 on the Lexington campus, will be the central research hub for the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment...

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