Schools and universities across the United States have been forced to cope with a grim financial situation that has left them without adequate resources. Administrators are cutting programs, reining in salaries and jettisoning employees to keep operating budgets in line. Education institutions also have had to shutter facilities or postpone, cancel or downsize vital construction projects. This article describes how, as economic woes continue to batter budgets, education institutions reevaluate plans for construction and facility improvements.