College Commits to Sustainability in Palm Springs

By Torrey Sims
(06/05/2013)
HGA Architects and Engineers’ (HGA) Los Angeles office has completed the design for Phase I of the new West Valley Campus at College of the Desert in Palm Springs, Calif.
 

Texas Tuition Revenue Bonds Stall


(06/05/2013)
Texas universities are anxiously awaiting the governor’s decision on whether a bill that would bring more than $2 billion to Texas university capital projects will go forward in the special session.
 

School Storm Shelter Debate in Oklahoma

By Audrey Arthur
(06/05/2013)
In the aftermath of a devastating EF-5 twister that killed seven children at a Moore, Okla. elementary school, schools in the nation’s “tornado alley” are looking to establish safer facilities with required storm shelters or safe rooms.
 

MSBA Approves Over $90 Million in School Construction Bonds


(06/05/2013)
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) has approved Peabody city council’s request to borrow $92.6 million for school construction.
 

Charter School Cap Lifted in Texas


(06/05/2013)
A charter school reform bill that would increase the cap of charter schools has passed the Texas state legislator and is poised for Governor Rick Perry’s signature into law.