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Montana District Seeks Bond to Replace 42-Year-Old Roof

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 02/14/2013 - 3:41pm

Polson (Mont.) Superintendent Linda Reksten says the 42-year-old roof at Polson High School has to be fixed. “There is no other option,” Reksten says, but it will be up to School District 23 voters whether they’ll pay for it. No one else is going to. Ballots seeking a yea-or-nay vote on a nearly $2.5 million debt service bond were mailed out Feb. 5.

Billings Gazette

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Local Hires Demanded for San Francisco Construction Project

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 02/11/2013 - 11:35am

A group of San Francisco residents is threatening to shut down construction on the new Willie L. Brown, Jr. Middle School when work begins later this year unless the school district agrees to hire neighborhood residents.

San Francisco Chronicle

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$100 Million Bus Tour: Ala. School Board Looking at Schools to Renovate, Rebuild

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 4:15pm

During a break between rain showers, members of the Mobile County school board just boarded a big, yellow school bus to tour schools throughout the county that it is considering rebuilding or renovating with $100 million in construction funds.

AL.com

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White Paper Helps Schools Address Risks, Costs Associated with PCBs

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 4:10pm

A new, free white paper assists schools and municipalities with management of the challenges and costs that can result from the discovery of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in their buildings.

MarketWatch.com

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Jackson (Miss.) Schools Needs Millions for Renovations

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 4:01pm

Jackson Public Schools needs about $176.2 million for renovation, repair and modernization of classrooms, according to the Council of the Great City Schools, a coalition of U.S. urban school districts.

SunHerald.com