Facility Planning

Determining how much space and what kinds of space are needed at schools and universities

Highlights

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Massachusetts agency says it will help Peabody district pay for a new high school

Dec. 15, 2023
After rejecting requests 5 times since 2015, the Massachusetts School Building Authority has accepted Peabody into its construction funding program.
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$50 million donation will help launch osteopathic medicine college at Xavier University

Dec. 13, 2023
The Xavier University College of Osteopathic Medicine is expected to begin classes on the Cincinnati, Ohio, campus in 2027.
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Plan approved for $95 million academic building at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida

Nov. 10, 2023
The four-story, 100,000-square-foot facility will serve as an entry point to the college campus.
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Voters in 5 Texas school districts give OK to billion-dollar bond requests

Nov. 8, 2023
Each of the Prosper, Conroe, Aldine, Midland and Lewisville districts has won approval of facility proposals surpassing $1 billion.
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"Critical" facility needs in Chicago Public Schools amount to $3.1 billion

Oct. 2, 2023
In its latest Facilities Master Plan, the school system identified its most urgent building needs.

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Voters in Texas approve billions of dollars for school construction

May 10, 2023
The bond packages approved in 3 districts--Northwest, Fort Bend, and Crowley--each exceed $1 billion.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.) school board moves forward with $3 billion bond proposal

March 1, 2023
The board has approved a plan to put the bond issue before voters in November, but it must first be approved by Mecklenburg County commissioners.
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Projections for facility upgrades rise by over 50% in Kingston (N.Y.) district

Feb. 6, 2023
In 2021, the district estimated infrastructure improvements at 9 schools would cost $107 million; now the price tag is $162 million.
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Construction estimates for Connecticut middle school climb by $21 million

Feb. 6, 2023
The cost estimate put before voters last year in the Cromwell district was $58.6 million; now officials say the new middle school will cost nearly $80 million.