Enrollment Is Falling across California’s School Districts

California—MAY 13, 2026

California public schools are in the midst of a long-running trend of declining enrollment. Enrollment fell MORE

Soaring Wake, NC school construction costs set for Wake school board discussion

North Carolina—MAY 12, 2026

The cost of school construction is going up with no end in sight, leading to continued pressure on school MORE

Chicago Public Schools cut hundreds of custodian jobs last year. Staff say their schools are dirtier.

Illinois—MAY 11, 2026

Last summer, as the district faced a massive budget deficit, Chicago Public Schools cut nearly 500 custodian MORE

Designing the First Step: How Transitional Kindergarten Is Reshaping the Elementary Campus

National—MAY 11, 2026

Across the MORE

New Claude O. Markoe and Henderson School Plans Advance as Safety, Cost Escalation and Construction Timing Dominate CZM

U.S. Virgin Islands—MAY 08, 2026

Plans to MORE

RESEARCH

Discover the new National Center on School Infrastructure Resource Library of research on PK12 public school buildings and grounds.

POLICY

Searchable state policies governing PK-12 public school buildings and grounds.

PRACTICE

Examples of public school facility practices that improved education, health, community, and the environment.