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Putnam County schools are just three percentage points away from earning a B district grade after improving test scores in all four core subjects. New school buildings and record-high graduation rates show the revitalization plan is working.
Enugu State in Nigeria committed one-third of its budget to education for three straight years, building over 7,000 new classrooms across 260 communities. The transformation targets a learning crisis threatening to waste the potential of Africa's youngest generation.
Nigeria is launching a major partnership to build over 2,200 schools and renovate 8,000 more, opening doors for millions of children currently unable to attend class. Private companies, nonprofits, and government agencies are joining forces to tackle the country's education crisis.
The structural framework is complete for North Carolina's new Clayton High School, a 278,000-square-foot campus designed to serve 2,000 students while honoring the legacy of a school founded in 1853. Students, alumni, and community leaders celebrated together as the final beam was lifted into place.
After decades in a building from 1907, Adams Elementary students will move into an accessible, modern facility next year. The new school includes features the original never had: elevators, ramps, separate gym and theater spaces, and a partnership with Boys and Girls Club.
Two rural Ghanaian communities are getting brand new school buildings that will give hundreds of children safer classrooms and better learning spaces. The project includes modern facilities designed specifically for young learners.
Scotland's largest school construction project is taking shape as steel beams rise on a state-of-the-art campus that will serve three communities. The $155 million Hazlehead Academy will transform education for 1,600 students while keeping current classes running without interruption.
Students in Takuve, Ghana no longer learn under trees after their MP funded a six-unit classroom building. The project transforms educational access in a community that struggled for years to build proper facilities.
A partnership between buildOn and NACEPF has now built 100 schools across eight countries since 2017, with a new $1.43 million pledge to construct 20 more. The collaboration is opening classroom doors for thousands of children who previously had no access to education.
A new education investment fund in Saudi Arabia aims to build and purchase schools across the country, expanding access to learning infrastructure. The partnership between major real estate firms signals growing commitment to educational development.
After 850 days crammed into a shared campus following a mould crisis, students in outback Australia are finally getting their dream school back. The $90 million rebuild includes world-class facilities designed with student input.
A growing Australian community that waited two decades for a high school just got the green light for construction. The new Gracemere High School will welcome its first students in 2028.