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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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21st Century School Fund, 2010
The 21st Century School Fund, through its Building Educational Success Together (BEST) collaborative, is tracking the effect of federal stimulus funding on the condition of PK-12 public school facilities and whether or not the distribution of ARRA funding related to public school facilities is helping reduce the disparity of capital expenditures…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Public Schools, Educational Facilities, School Funds
Filardo, Mary; O'Donnell, Sean – 21st Century School Fund, 2010
Methodology: There is no national source of data or information on the federal role in funding and oversight for public PK-12 school facilities. To address this shortcoming, 21st Century School Fund has prepared this study with the support of the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities. In collecting data and information for this report,…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Clearinghouses, Educational Facilities, State Agencies
Filardo, Mary; Bar, Michelle; Cheng, Stephanie; Ulsoy, Jessie; Allen, Marni – 21st Century School Fund, 2010
In this study, the 21st Century School Fund (21CSF), with support from the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, examined the state capital outlay funding for elementary and secondary public education facility construction and modernization. The authors examined how much capital outlay has been expended by states from 2005-2008 as…
Descriptors: Expenditures, School Construction, Educational Facilities, Public Education
Filardo, Mary W.; Vincent, Jeffrey M.; Sung, Ping; Stein, Travis – 21st Century School Fund, 2006
In 1995, a federal report by the General Accounting Office (GAO) estimated that $112 billion was needed to bring the nation's school facilities into good repair. Subsequent studies estimated it would take more than $320 billion to build new schools to handle swelling enrollments, renovate aging buildings, and equip all buildings with the…
Descriptors: School Buildings, School Funds, Educational Quality, Accounting
21st Century School Fund, 2006
The State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans have a daunting task before them. They must restore community access to public education. It will not be enough to repair and rebuild buildings. The educational programs and staff must also be redeveloped. However, the improvements to public school facilities is a critical first step in…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Urban Schools, Elementary Schools, Partnerships in Education
Filardo, Mary; Rivlin, Alice M.; O'Cleireacain, Carol; Garrison, David – 21st Century School Fund, 2005
The District of Columbia is four years into the implementation of a ten year Educational Facility Master Plan and seven years into the development of Public Charter Schools. A great deal of work to improve public school facilities has been done. The new buildings and renovations that have been completed by the District of Columbia Public Schools…
Descriptors: School Buildings, Financial Policy, Budgeting, Public Schools