A recent report released by the National Clearing House for Educational Facilities recently released a report identify the following 12 major trends expected to shape the future of school planning and design:
- school choice
- smaller schools
- reduced class size
- increased technology
- change of school missions
- classroom reconfiguration
- 24/7 schools
- paperless schools
- adjustment of grade span configuration
- integration of special education
- mandatory early childhood education programs
- disappearance of traditional brick-and-mortar schools
Read the entire article at www.edfacilities.org/pubs/trends2007.pdf
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