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SCHOOL FACILITIES & NEIGHBORHOODS
- CC&S investigates the role public school infrastructure plays in improving educational quality, neighborhood revitalization, and metropolitan growth. Much of our work in this area is done in partnership with the national Building Educational Success Together (BEST) community of practice.
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- By Jeffrey M. Vincent and Deborah McKoy
- Report coming Summer 2008
- Over the past ten years, public education construction has seen unprecedented growth and California is among the front runners driving this trend. Rising costs, however, are increasing rapidly, impacting school districts’ ability to deliver the schools they are promising their constituents. This research report addresses the void in understanding school construction costs by addressing two key questions: What are the factors affecting school construction costs in California? In what ways do these factors compare nationally and in other states? We use interviews, focus groups, and policy and statistical analysis to compare California and seven comparison states.
- Jeffrey M. Vincent and Mary W. Filardo
- In this CC&S and BEST paper, we link patterns of public school construction investment found in our national Growth and Disparity report to equity, smart growth, and healthy community issues.
- Download Working Paper (PDF)
- CC&S and the American Architectural Foundation convened more than 40 policymakers and practitioners from across California to dialogue on the state’s massive ongoing investment in building new schools.
- Download Report (PDF)
Mary Filardo, Jeffrey M. Vincent, Ping Sung, and Travis Stein - CC&S and BEST (Building Educational Success Together) analyzed the last ten years of public school capital spending. We found that the nation’s school districts spent more than $300 billion to build and renovate schools. But despite this massive investment, schools with the greatest need, primarily those in high-poverty and predominantly minority school districts, have seen the least investment.
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- PDF – Exec Summary
- PDF – Full Report
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- PDF – EdWeek
- PDF – Barack Obama statement
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- Jeffrey M. Vincent and Mary Filardo
- A follow-up to our national Growth & Disparity report, this study analyzes in more depth public school construction spending California, looking at statewide and regional spending by neighborhood income, student income, and student race/ethnicity.
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- Created by the BEST partners, this report provides policy guidance and recommendations to elected and appointed officials and administrators at the State, local, and school district level to improve facilities management in order to support and enhance the delivery of educational programs and services for students and teachers.
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- BEST searchable policy website
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- PACE, CC&S, BEST, and LAUSD are partnering on a preliminary study looking at the school quality and local community outcomes of the historic school construction program of Los Angeles Unified School District. Visit PACE.
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- Jeffrey M. Vincent
- This report presents the findings from recent survey research on trends and practices of building new schools in California.
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- By Heather Kinlaw, Deborah L. McKoy, and Jeffrey M. Vincent.
- With support from the Fannie Mae Foundation, this report analyzes models of highly collaborative and comprehensive education reform efforts to close the achievement gap from across the country. Using a literature review and interviews with leaders in education and government, the report identifies a broad spectrum of approaches to addressing the complex needs of America’s youngsters and the communities that they call home.
- Download Executive Summary (PDF)
- Download Report (PDF)
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CC&S is a member and research partner of BEST, a Ford Foundation funded community of practice with nine partner organizations nationally – working towards a vision where all children learn in school buildings that are safe and educationally adequate and that serve as community anchors in vibrant, healthy neighborhoods. BEST partners engage in and conduct research on school facility policy, spending, design, condition, and planning. Visit BEST. |
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, "Linking School Construction Investments to Equity, Smart Growth, and Healthy Communities" at the Florida State University Spring 2008 Critical Issues Symposium on School Siting and Healthy Communities. Tallahassee, FL. Download presentation (PDF) |
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