New School Construction Favored Over Preservation

Planning policy and laws encourage new construction of schools rather than preservation and revitlization.

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June 11, 2001, 12:00 PM PDT

"With 24,000 American schools now more than 50 years old, a move toward new construction is hardly surprising. But some critics say existing policies and attitudes make destruction of the old buildings almost inevitable.Some states, including Massachusetts and Minnesota, have a "60 percent rule," which withholds state funding from old school renovations if the cost exceeds 60 percent of the expense involved in building a new one."

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FULL STORY: Restore, or start over?

Tuesday, June 5, 2001 in The Christian Science Monitor

History / Preservation United States

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