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Facilities
(see also Portable Classrooms)

• Reform from the Ground Up: Looking at School Design
• A Community Pitches In to Repair its Schools
• The School-Building Dilemma: Is Leasing the Answer?
• Fighting for Better Indoor Air Quality in Schools
• Hard Hat Area: The Deteriorating State of School Buildings
• School Building Boom: Build Before the Schools Go Boom!
• Detroit School Repair Program: A Model for Others
• New Standards Should Help Children in Noisy Classrooms
• Outdated School Libraries: What Can You Do to Update Yours?
• Old School Buildings: Prehistoric or Worth Preserving?
• NEA Calls for Modernizing Nation's Schools
• Poor School Conditions Prompt Lawsuit on Behalf of Students: How Does Your School Compare?
• Make Sure Your Contributions Really Count When Planning New Schools
• Sick Schools Create Dilemma for School Districts
• Causes and Effects of Sick Schools Vary
• Schools + Landfills Might Add Up to Health Problems
• Environmental Injustice: Poor and Minorities Suffer Most from Sick Schools
• Environmental Problems Blamed for Making Kids Sick
• Improving School Environments Through Green Cleaning
• Crafting Thorough Cleaning Plans
• Even Little Makeovers Make a Big Difference
• It’s Time to Repair America’s Schools

Fathers in Schools

• National PTA Taps First Man to Serve as President-Elect
• WatchDOGS Unleashed on Schools

Federal Education Policy
(see also No Child Left Behind)

• Message to D.C.: Educators Need Money, Support, Respect
• Mobilize for Education September 22
• Bush and Gore on Education: An Education World e-Interview With the Presidential Candidates
• Congress Approves Largest Education Budget in History!
• The Riley Years: Highlights of the Secretary of Education's Tenure
• A Primer: The Seven Priorities of the U.S. Department of Education
• Clinton's State of the (Education) Union Address
• Secretary Riley's "State of American Education" Speech
• State of the Union: The Spotlight on Education
• Principals Speak Out on Major Election Issues
• Bush Takes His Education Plan on the Road
• Paige Testifies to Senate on Bush Education Plan
• What Do You Think of the Ed Department Goals?
• 1998 Education Appropriations Signed Into Law
• U.S. Secretary of Education Riley Reflects on Term
• Education World Goes One-on-One With the Secretary of Ed
• Before You Pull That Lever ...Read Education World's summary of Bush's and Gore's education platforms
• Election Results Show Education Consensus, Riley Says
• All Aboard the Success Express: On the Road With the Secretary of Education Day 5
• Ed Secretary Nominee Has Fans in the Field
• Secretary of Education Staying the Course on NCLB
• Report: NCLB Revolt Spreading

• More "Do" for Less "Dough": Inexpensive Field Trips Enhance Learning

• Adding Up the Benefits of Financial Literacy
• Practical, Hands-On Financial Literacy Lessons

• Handing Out Humility, Humor
• A "Survival Kit" for New Teachers
• Advice for First-Year Teachers -- from the 'Sophomores' Who Survived Last Year!
• First-Year Teacher Diaries
• Back-to-School Guide for Beginning Teachers (and Not-So-New Teachers Too)!
• 'How To' Books for First-Year Teachers
• Learning While Teaching the First Year
• New Teacher Advisor archive
• Author Frank McCourt Reflects on Teaching Career
• Teach For America Diaries

• Sports4Kids: Reforming Recess by Teaching the Rules of Play
• Fitness Champ Teaches by Example
• Vigorous Exercise Can Lead to Academic Gains
• Helping Schools Promote Fitness, Healthful Diets
• How Breakfast Choices Affect Learning

• Latin Makes a Comeback

• Fifteen More Ideas for Fundraising Fun
• Classified Web Page Raises Money for Schools
• Fifteen Ideas for Fundraising Fun
• Fund-Raising Ideas: Raise Money Without Selling Door-to-Door
• Beyond the Bake Sale: A Guide to Phenomenal Fund-Raising
• Ban Bake Sales for Books!
• Change for Kids: Working With Other Nonprofits to Make a Difference
• Debate in the News: Should PTAs Be Allowed to Fund Teacher Salaries?
• A "Signature Event": The Autograph Auction as a School Fundraiser
• Calendar Exposes School Financing Problems

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