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Portland school board backs planning for up to 20 school closures
Oregon—SEPTEMBER 06, 2026
Five of the seven Portland Public Schools board members directed the district Tuesday night to continue MORE
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Idaho—SEPTEMBER 03, 2026
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Public School Capital Improvement Programs Basic Elements and Best Practices: Guidance for the District of Columbia Published By: 21st Century School Fund
-- 1999: [ abstract]

Published By: 21st Century School Fund

The Scientex Corporation and the 21st Century School Fund were commissioned by the World Bank to conduct a review of the management of public school construction, locally and nationally, and provide a framework for rational decision-making by the District. The purpose of this report is to present the findings of this review and to suggest implications for the District’s infrastructure.

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District of Columbia Preliminary Educational Facility Master Plan 1995 to 2005: Task Force on Schools for the 21st Century Author(s): 21st Century School Fund, Washington, DC
-- 1995: [ abstract]
Author(s): 21st Century School Fund, Washington, DC
Report with analysis of the conditions in the DC public schools and a plan to fully modernize all public school facilities. Prepared by a Task Force on Education Infrastructure. The first facility master plan since 1967.
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120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait Author(s): Diane Ravitch
-- 1993: [ abstract]
Author(s): Diane Ravitch

An extract from a statistical history of 120 years of public education, which describes the U.S. Department of Education.  The first congressional call for a Department of Education Office in Washington, D.C. was in 1867. 

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