Education

American Schools’ Facility Gap: Weigh In

Education Week wants to see the state of the nation's school buildings through your eyes, from the state of the art to those in need of serious repair.
—Jessica Kourkounis for Education Week

The schoolhouse is an iconic symbol in America, one that can be found in virtually every community, large and small. The nation's school buildings, however, vary greatly in their size, age, level of modernization, and state of maintenance. A new survey of district leaders finds that more than half of K-12 schools in the United States are in need of repair, renovation, and/or updating. Such improvements are estimated to require about $4.5 million for each facility, for a total of $200 billion.

How to Submit:

Twitter:
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Email:
Send your thoughts, comments, or photos to EWschoolhouse@epe.org
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Please include the name and location of your school, and if including a photo, when the photo was taken.

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Education Week wants to see the state of the nation's school buildings through your eyes, from the state of the art to those in serious need of repair.

We are looking for creative, poignant, and representative feedback on the state of your school building, inside and out. Whether breaking ground for new construction, recently opened, stately old school, showing its age, overflowing to temporary structures, or downright unacceptable, show us what's happening with your school facilities. Feel free to also share your own commentary about how the condition of your school affects the educators, students, parents, and community it serves.

Photos, tweets, and comments are welcome. The deadline is April 30, 2014.


The Fine Print:
Submitted photographs must conform to your local school media policies regarding publication of identifiable students. By submitting photographs to us, you are giving Education Week permission to publish the photograph. Editors at Education Week will promptly review all submitted entries, then select suitable and appropriate submissions for publishing on edweek.org. Education Week staff may choose a representative sample of these entries to appear in a future print issue of Education Week as well. While you maintain the copyright to submitted photographs, Education Week may reuse these photographs to promote and/or advertise this project. The deadline is April 30, 2014, but selected submissions will appear online as soon as they are chosen for publication.

Questions or comments? E-mail us at EWschoolhouse@epe.org