Arizona's GOP legislative leaders try to block order to fix school funding system Arizona—MAY 31, 2026 PHOENIX — Calling it an illegal intrusion on their authority, Republican legislative leaders are moving MORE | Alaska’s Deteriorating Schools Could Receive More Than $148 Million for Repairs. It’s a Fraction of What They Need. Alaska—MAY 29, 2026 Alaska would more than triple the funding it devotes to school construction and maintenance projects next MORE | Georgia charter school advocates push for more facility funding after legislative session Georgia—MAY 29, 2026 ATLANTA (WJBF) – Now that the 2026 legislative session has wrapped up, some education advocacy groups MORE | Judge undecided on whether to stop school construction grants amid discrimination claims California—MAY 29, 2026 Top Takeaways
At issue is whether districts with more property wealth per student receive a greater share MORE | School District of Philadelphia approves $4.6 billion operating budget Pennsylvania—MAY 29, 2026 The School District of Philadelphia has adopted a $4.6 billion operating budget for the 2026-2027 school year MORE |
|
|
|
Assessments School facilities can be measured based on the critical factors that affect the quality of school buildings and grounds. These factors are:
- SITING of schools –their location
- DESIGN of the school building and grounds
- UTILIZATION of the school building and grounds--how crowded and community accessible
- CONDITION of the school building and grounds - the age and condition of systems, components, fixtures, finishes, and structures
A variety of assessment tools are need to determine the quality of school facilities. The most common type of assessment is an engineering assessment. However, surveying end users--students, teachers, principals, and other staff--of facilities can provide essential information as to the health, safety, and education suitability of school buildings and grounds.
Resources for surveying end users on facility adequacy-- National : Organization: National Center on School Facilities [ abstract] Included here are reports on facility adequacy surveys of teachers and principals, copies of the surveys used in Chicago, District of Columbia, New Jersey, and with National Samples of schools, as well as a new draft of a facility adequacy survey developed at the National Center on School Infrastructure.
|
Document Download(s) |
School Facilities: Condition of America's Schools-- National : Organization: GAO_Government Accounting Office [ abstract] In 1994 GAO set out to determine the amount of funding needed to improve inadequate facilities and the overall physical condition and prevalence of schools that need major repairs, we surveyed a national sample of schools and augmented the survey with visits to selected school districts.
The survey was sent to a nationally representative stratified random sample of about 10,000 schools in over 5,000 school districts. The sample was designed for the Department of Education’s 1994 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), which is sponsored by the National Center for Educational Statistics
On the basis of the survey results, GAO estimated that the nation’s schools needed $112 billion to complete all repairs, renovations, and modernizations required to restore facilities to good overall condition and to comply with federal mandates.
|
|
|
|
