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DC Auditor Recommends Better Internal Controls for School Modernization Program

21st Century School Fund • July 21, 2017 • Leave a comment

The Office of the D.C. Auditor (ODCA) released its annual report this week on the city’s school modernization program as managed by the Department of General Services (DGS). The auditor found that DGS cannot prove that it complies with the federal Davis-Bacon Act, which requires contractors to pay prevailing wages on all federal and District construction projects totaling over $2,000….

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…