school construction
Report: Half Trillion Needed to Update Schools, Buildings
America's schools are in such disrepair that it would cost more than $270 billion just to get elementary and secondary buildings back to their original conditions and twice that to get them up to date, a report released Tuesday estimated. In a foreword to the report, former President Bill Clinton said "we are still struggling to provide equal opportunity" to children and urged the first federal study of school buildings in almost two decades.
NJ School Construction Boss: “We’re Doing Better” [AUDIO]
For years, the New Jersey Schools Development Authority has come under fire for wasting significant amounts of money while struggling to complete school construction projects in many of the state's poorest areas, but the head of the SBA insists things are changing in a meaningful way.
NJ Voters Need Information on School Construction Borrowing [AUDIO]
New Jersey voters would have all of the necessary information to make informed decisions on school construction borrowing under a new bill.
NJ Voters Approve Most School Construction Projects
Christie Announces $500 Million In New School Construction Projects [VIDEO]
Governor Christie Announces School Construction Plans
Hearings to Probe Stalled School Projects
Democratic Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan, chairman of the Assembly Education Committee, said he plans to hold investigative hearings next month on the lack of progress with the state's Schools Development Authority.
