ERIC Number: ED581636
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jun
Pages: 37
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Adequate & Equitable U.S. PK-12 Infrastructure: Priority Actions for Systemic Reform. A Report from the Planning for PK-12 School Infrastructure National Initiative
Filardo, Mary; Vincent, Jeffrey M.
21st Century School Fund
To formulate a "systems-based" plan to address the PK-12 infrastructure crisis, in 2016, the 21st Century School Fund (21CSF) and the University of California-Berkeley's Center for Cities + Schools (CC+S), in partnership with the National Council on School Facilities and the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, launched the "Planning for PK-12 Infrastructure Initiative" (P4si Initiative). In Phase 1 of the P4si Initiative (Fall 2016), a research team from 21CSF and CC+S facilitated a structured national engagement process to identify the challenges to adequacy and equity in PK-12 infrastructure and to propose system reforms. This process garnered input from 85 leaders from 33 states and the District of Columbia who represented a diverse group of nonprofit advocacy leaders, local and state officials, researchers, building industry professionals, labor advocates, and finance experts. Fifty-five priority actions were identified to address the systemic problems of delivering adequate and equitable public school facilities. Phase 2 of the P4si Initiative will move the 55 priority actions forward to achieve a paradigm shift in the PK-12 public infrastructure systems.
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Systems Approach, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Facilities Planning, Program Implementation, Governance, Decision Making, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Facilities Management, Data Collection, Accountability, Standards, Economic Development, Natural Resources, Facility Improvement, Bond Issues, State Action, Government Role, School Districts, Public Schools
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Authoring Institution: 21st Century School Fund; University of California, Berkeley. Center for Cities and Schools; National Council on School Facilities (NCSF); U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), The Center for Green Schools
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