February 20, 2016
By Eric Hall Proposition 1D, a $7.3B State Bonds measure was passed by the voters in 2006 and was the last State wide bond measure to be placed on the ballot. With the exception of some funds remaining from prior State bond measures, schools have planned, funded and constructed facilities with only local resources with no…
February 20, 2016
By Eric Hall News broke last week on a new facility program, clearly in response to the $9B measure on the ballot through the initiative process. A new program is being proposed that would abolish SB50, eliminate the SAB and create a new program administered by the California Department of Education (CDE). Total funding amounts…
February 11, 2016
Placement and use of Portable Classrooms has a History of Controversy In 1963, Chicago Public Schools installed trailers on campuses to add capacity. Neighborhood school policy of the Superintendent of Schools, Benjamin Willis, included a solution of installing trailers referred to as “Willis Wagons.” This controversy created a heated public debate about the effect of this…