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Aging school buildings create classroom challenges as the new school year starts
Hawaii—AUGUST 04, 2026
HONOLULU (Island News) -- As students head back to class, many teachers said one of the biggest distractions MORE
Back-to-School Infection Prevention: Evidence-Based Strategies to Keep Kâ€"12 Students Healthy
National—AUGUST 04, 2026
As students return to school from summer break, educators, administrators, and support staff ensure the MORE
CMSD enrollment is expected to keep falling. More difficult choices could follow
Ohio—AUGUST 04, 2026
Months after approving one of the largest round of school closures in Cleveland’s history, the MORE
New schools set to open across Idaho
Idaho—AUGUST 03, 2026
Fourteen new schools are set to open this fall across Idaho, according to the Idaho Department of MORE
Virgin Islands Board of Education Charts Path Forward Following Territory-Wide School Readiness Visits
U.S. Virgin Islands—AUGUST 03, 2026
The Virgin Islands Board of Education (VIBE), through its Curriculum, Instruction and Learning Environment MORE
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Governance

Governance and decision-making for the nation's PK-12 public school buildings and grounds are primarily local. However, since education is a state responsibility, state legislation plays a major role in affecting the quality of elementary and secondary public school buildings and grounds. 


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  • Executive Summary: A summary of the state's roles and responsibilities for PK-12 public school facilities, with links to key policies.
  • Constitutional Basis: Constitutional provisions establishing public educatuion as a state responsibility.
  • Legislative Committees:  Legislative committees most relevant to public school facilities.
  • Gubernatorial Role: Gubernatorial authority and responsibiliities affecting public school facilities.
  • State Board of Education: The authority and responsibilities of state boards of education related to public school facilities.
  • Committees, Boards, and Commissions: Identifies ad hoc state committees, boards, and commissions responsible for studying, overseeing, or administering a PK-12 public school facilities program or initiative, as well as permanent state committees, boards, and commissions for PK-12 public school facilities responsibilities.

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