California's community colleges develop their own requests in concert with their district five-year master plan. They then submit those requests to the State Chancellor's Office for review. This document discusses the current process of submitting proposals for collaborative facilities projects, and outlines and discusses five recommendations for…

This bulletin presents a study of the financial and building needs of the public schools of Lexington, Kentucky. The report shows that there is immediate and urgent need for new permanent buildings, temporary or movable buildings, and repairs, at which, at present prices of material and labor, will cost not less than $400,000, and that there will…

Describes Clarkson College's Educational Resources Center, which is the hub of a campuswide system to provide computerized integrated information services and support systems for the instructional, research, and administrative activities of the college. Information on facility planning and services is included. (JJD)

A critical review of research on school effectiveness is presented. The research findings are applied in a discussion of the issues of quality of education, resource allocation, and public policies. (JN)

Details the planning of an education center intended to introduce community education more effectively to Indian communities by providing them with technical assistance and facilitator-type leadership training in a field-based mode. Notes the goals, proposed functions, and planning timetable of the center, and what makes it unique. (SB)

Controversies and problems plaguing Nova University and especially its off-campus colleges, which grant diplomas in 23 states, are examined. Criticisms include claims that masters and doctoral degrees are handed out too readily, admission policies are ill defined, and instructors are not qualified. Nova's severe financial difficulty is also…

Describes the Centre for Media Resources at the University of Hong Kong. Discusses the facilities and staff; the Classroom Resources Unit which maintains and audiovisual equipment; instructional resources--video, graphics and photography, and videoconferencing; relations with other university centers; outreach activities; and future developments.…

Based on a series of focus group meetings, 15 students with mobility limitations (ages 9-15) and 12 parents identified four categories of barriers at their schools: the physical environment, intentional attitudinal barriers, unintentional attitudinal barriers, and physical limitations. Recommendations for promoting accessibility and full…

Although the Supreme Court's "Mergens" decision settled the controversy over the constitutionality of the Equal Access Act, the ruling seems to make more ambiguous the definition of a limited open forum for student expression and the legal status of devotional activities. (55 references) (MLF)

Facility planning can be a catalyst for restructuring education by coordinating technology throughout the entire curriculum anticipated for the school. Describes a major high school renovation in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington, where a teacher-developed science curriculum became the basis for restructuring science and technology during the facility…

This article reports the evaluation of a walk-in student advising system designed to meet students' needs for accessibility, advising, and close interaction with advisors. The walk-in advising system is reported to be well-used, and to address the need for both information and good student-advisor relationships. (TE)

Budgeting trends that will occupy the attention of school boards in the coming years include: (1) learning to do without; (2) streamlining the number of administrators; (3) repairing aging school infrastructures; (4) responding to changes in demographics; and (5) removing environmental hazards. (MLF)

Discusses development of program specifications for school support services based on incorporating behavioral aspects into design and evaluating costs on a life-cycle basis. Includes categories of support services, responsibilities for developing specifications, and one district's approach. (17 references) (MLF)

Many school buildings are in need of repair, modernization, or replacement. Summarizes findings from two studies: the first about the condition of, and methods of financing facilities in rural and small school districts; the second details the effects that facility issues have on the problems faced by urban school districts. (MLF)

Analyzes interviews with primary school practitioners about the implementation of the English/Welsh National Curriculum. Finds long-term trends are influenced by a conflict between shortage of time and demands of good practices. Discusses changes from child-focused to standard curriculum, from local to standard assessment, and similar issues. (CFR)