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Let's Make A Deal And Kick the Can Down the Road

This piece was very difficult to write. Influencing what was finally written were: too many false starts and stops to count; changes in strategy; different proposals and the real possibility of coming up with nothing. The shutdown and deficit ceiling part has been rewritten at least five times and this opening three different times. Originally, the title for this piece was “Oh, No! Not Again, or To Be or Not to Be That is the Question,” for the ongoing shutdown, but there was a deal that ended the stalemate late on Wednesday, Oct. 16. However, the pain is not over, nor are the negotiations to solve all of the issues that forced the closure and the brink of not increasing the debt ceiling. The “deal” crafted by Senators Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell, and several senators from both parties passed both houses of Congress and was signed by the President, was a short-term fix. This is the reason for the revised title. The deal was not a fix but a temporary band-aid.

Dry Comfortable Schools

Keeping Schools Dry And Comfortable

It takes more than bricks, mortar and roofing materials to keep the heat (or cold) in and the rain out. Here's a look at what you need to know.

School Bus Technologies

Technologies Riding the School Bus Today

New school bus technologies are cutting costs, monitoring students, finding students for parents and more.

Accessible Power for Students

Powering Up Learning

Power-enabled columns: at the Milan Center for Innovative Studies, Milan, Mich., power and data connections at structural columns give students a place to engage in self-directed learning.

new residence hall

A Classic for the New Millennium

Important traditions live on in a new residence hall at the University of Georgia.

Flood

After the Flood

classroom ergonomics

Built for Comfort

Understanding classroom ergonomics is about more than just buying a well-designed chair; it can also impact student health and success.

taking control of shippin costs

You Better Shop Around

It's time to take control of what you are spending on shipping costs. Since 2006, Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) has saved our taxpayers over $1 million negotiating our own transportation contracts.

A Capital Idea: Blending Strategy and Opportunity to Manage College Assets

The time has come to examine development partnerships as an opportunity to move forward as the deep recession eases.

Strategic Procurement Teams

Strategic & Tactical

Is separating the procurement department into tactical and strategic teams right for your institution?

Green Campus and an acceptable ROI

Tipping the Scales

School administrators walk a tightrope, balancing their desire for a green campus with the need for an acceptable ROI. Here are three examples of how campuses strike that balance — or, in one case, not worry about it at all.

Maintaining the Campus Landscape

Maintaining the Campus Landscape

Whether it's mow and blow or a little more complicated, landscapes demand constant attention. Grounds professionals speak up about what it takes to stay in the green.

Visual Communication in Schools

Building Identity

Art can proclaim a building's identity while promoting educational goals.

Complying With the Clery Act

Resources are available to assist institutions to efficiently and effectively fulfill requirements of the Jeanne Clery Act.

Show Me the Way to Go

Show Me the Way to Go

Integrating the right signage into your campus can aid in building identity and marketing for use in the wider community.

improving school restrooms

Flushed: With Respect For Restrooms

Articles about improving school restrooms too often miss one big point.

Building Information Modeling

Building Information Modeling's (BIM)

Something called Building Information Modeling offers a new and better way to manage maintenance.

School Security Assessment

Security Assessments: Truly Reducing the Risks

Keys to effective and practical school security assessments.

Cost Effective Maintenance

Be Mindful of Maintenance

Cost-effective and efficient maintenance and housekeeping operations begin at the programming and design stages of residence hall construction projects.

School Floors

It's Not the Destination, It's the Journey.

Using floors as a way-finding method.