Category: Our Nation’s PK12 Public Infrastructure

Coalition Briefs Hill Staff on K-12 Facilities

Sean O'Donnell • April 17, 2019 • Leave a comment

On Tuesday, April 16, 2019, the [Re]Build America’s School Infrastructure Coalition (BASIC) briefed Congressional staff on our nation’s public school facility infrastructure. Nearly 100 staff from offices representing states and Congressional Districts across the nation attended. Mary Filardo, executive director of the 21st Century School Fund, reviewed the SCALE of our nation’s public school facility infrastructure and provided FACTS &…

Opportunity Zones Should Help Modernize Public School Facilities

Mary Filardo • October 5, 2018 • Leave a comment

Mary Filardo, 21st Century School Fund Jeff Vincent, Center for Cities + Schools In 2017, we founded [Re]Build America’s School Infrastructure Coalition (BASIC), a non-partisan coalition to advocate for a ten-year $100 billion investment as part of the nation’s critical infrastructure package. But reducing inequity in our nation’s public school facilities will take a variety of tools. These tools are…

Best-Practice Video: Energy and Environmental-Management Planning for School Districts

Sean O'Donnell • August 17, 2016 • Leave a comment

In partnership with the Education Facilities Clearinghouse and the National Council on School Facilities, the 21st Century School Fund has released a best practice video on energy and environmental-management planning for school districts. The video is presented by Bob Gorrell, the Executive Director of the New Mexico Public School Facilities Authority and a past president of the National Council on…

National Planning for PK-12 Infrastructure

Mary Filardo • August 17, 2016 • Leave a comment

The 21st Century School Fund and the Center for Cities + Schools at the University of California, Berkeley, in partnership with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council and the National Council on School Facilities have launched a national initiative to find solutions to the equity and adequacy gaps highlighted in their recent 2016 State of…

GAO Reports School Facilities Conditions in Native American Schools Operated by The BIE

Sean O'Donnell • March 19, 2015 • Leave a comment

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released, Indian Affairs: Preliminary Results Show Continued Challenges to the Oversight and Support of Education Facilities.The preliminary report focuses on the known conditions of selected Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIE) schools and how effective Indian Affairs is in supporting and overseeing BIE school facilities. GAO stresses that there are issues with the quality of data…