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School Construction and Design. IssueTrak: A CEFPI Brief on Educational Facility Issues.

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Title: School Construction and Design. IssueTrak: A CEFPI Brief on Educational Facility Issues.
Language: English
Authors: Riley, Richard W., Council of Educational Facility Planners, International, Scottsdale, AZ.
Availability: Council of Educational Facility Planners International, 9180 E. Desert Cove Dr., Suite 104, Scottsdale, AZ 85260. Tel: 480-391-0840; Fax: 480-391-0940; Web site: http://www.cefpi.org. For full text: http://www.cefpi.org/issue.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 2000
Intended Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Building Obsolescence, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Geographic Terms: U.S.; Arizona
Abstract: The U.S. Secretary of Education addresses the problem of school building deterioration in the United States, as reported by the General Accounting Office; and governmental responses to funding modernization efforts. The report lists three conditions necessary for designing new schools: school design should support an economy in which learning is a lifelong process; the design should be flexible to allow for technological and educational changes; and school designing should reflect political and economic realities. Use of the Qualified Zone Academy Bonds initiative to extend federal support to communities with school buildings that are too old to renovate is offered as a potential solution. (GR)
Journal Code: RIEMAR2001
Entry Date: 2001
Accession Number: ED445508
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The U.S. Secretary of Education addresses the problem of school building deterioration in the United States, as reported by the General Accounting Office; and governmental responses to funding modernization efforts. The report lists three conditions necessary for designing new schools: school design should support an economy in which learning is a lifelong process; the design should be flexible to allow for technological and educational changes; and school designing should reflect political and economic realities. Use of the Qualified Zone Academy Bonds initiative to extend federal support to communities with school buildings that are too old to renovate is offered as a potential solution. (GR)