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Free Webinar on Community Use of Schools: Recovering Costs to Extend Benefits
NCEF is hosting a free webinar on September 22, at 2:00 pm EST, that will present findings from a SchoolDude.com national survey of community use of schools and introduce a free tool developed by the 21st Century School Fund and the Center for Cities and Schools to: 1) identify the components of school district facility costs; 2) calculate the cost of owning and operating the facilities; and 3) formulate cost recovery options. Register now.

Joint Use of Public Schools
This report explores joint use as a way to provide services to children and families in convenient locations, improve opportunities for physical activity of youth and adults, leverage capital investments, and reduce the consumption of land.

Drawn from NCEF's vast database of nearly 17,000 records, subject-specific resource lists provide a quick path to more than 150 school facilities topics. Each continuously updated list includes descriptions of books, studies, reports, and journal articles, with links to online publications and related websites.

Submit an online question to our technical assistance staff about pre-K through higher education facilities planning, design, financing, construction, operations, or maintenance, or call NCEF's toll-free number 888-552-0624.

Create a customized checklist for assessing the safety and security of your school building.

Current, forecast, and historical data about U.S. school construction.

Create and store a personalized page with your own selected content from the NCEF website.

Find links to a selective list of educational facilities-related professional organizations; federal, state and local agencies and organizations; academic research centers; and media sources.