Stories

How Schools Can Use Digital Signage More Effectively

Key Takeaways: School digital signage works best when legibility, accessibility and content placement are tailored to each campus space, including hallways, lobbies, cafeterias and front offices. Effective educational signage follows...

Maplewood Middle School: A New Model for Educational Environments

Key Takeaways: Maplewood Middle School (Menasha, WI, 2025) is the largest net zero middle school in the U.S., serving up to 1,000 students across 224,000 square feet. Net zero performance...

How Nature-Informed Learning Spaces Support Students

Key Takeaways: Nature-informed learning spaces, including natural light, outdoor views and green spaces, reduce student stress and improve concentration. Biomimicry-based learning is more effective when students interact with natural forms...

Cleaner Classrooms Start with Summer HVAC Work

Key Takeaways: Summer is the best time for school HVAC maintenance: duct cleaning, filter replacement, ventilation checks and humidity control can all happen without disrupting instruction. Poor indoor air quality...

State Budget Advances Major School Construction in Connecticut

Key Takeaways: Connecticut’s $28.1 billion budget funds $150.6 million for six K-12 school construction projects across Milford, Norwich, Seymour, Stamford, Waterbury and Westport. The state’s school construction reimbursement model uses...

Preventing Challenging Behavior Through Classroom Design

Key Takeaways: Challenging behavior in early childhood is often triggered by environment and routine, including sensory overload, poor sightlines and unclear transitions, not by the child alone. Classroom design prevents...