Public-Private Partnership Comes to Yonkers
YONKERS, N.Y. —Yonkers Public Schools became the first school district in the nation to begin the possible implementation of a public-private partnership. The $1.7 billion project would allow the school district to rebuild and/or replace aging facilities through renovation, reconstruction or tearing down and completely rebuilding.
Created in 1881, Yonkers Public Schools is the fourth largest district in the state of New York. The most recent demographic study showed that the school district is now almost 4,000 seats short and by 2017 it will be 7,000 seats short.
ALLEN, Texas — Everything is bigger in Texas, and Allen High School (AHS) serves as a prime example of just how big the state can build — and just how much they can afford to spend. AHS, in Allen, Texas, will unveil its new $60 million stadium in the coming weeks, in time for the first game of the season.
BERKELEY, Calif. — The University of California (Cal) Bears practiced on their new football field for the first time in mid-August and anticipation is already mounting for the home opener against The University of Nevada at Reno Wolfpack on September 1, which will be the first home game at the university since November 2010. 
BOSTON — Harvard continues to solidify its place among energy efficient universities.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus-based Moody Nolan, the largest African-American owned and operated architecture firm in the U.S., recently won several design awards over the first half of 2012 for its work at educational and recreational facilities.
BEREKLEY, Calif. — The time to start thinking about the future of schools is now, according to a new University of California at Berkeley report released by California superintendent of public instruction, Tom Torlakson. 
NEWARK, Del. — As students relax and leave campus for the summer months, construction crews have been busy working on major projects at universities around the nation. 
NEW YORK — Columbia University in New York City is making a green statement with its Manhattanville campus, as it currently earned LEED Platinum in the Neighborhood Development (ND) category of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system.
CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools has announced the Lend Lease team, in conjunction with Primera Engineers, DSR Group, SPAAN Tech, Rubinos & Mesia and Comprehensive Construction Consultants, as the new construction manager for its capital improvement program.