Daniels Releases School Construction Restrictions

School systems who want to build new facilities for uses other than instruction might not get state approval for the financing. That’s part of the effect of new guidelines for school construction that Governor Daniels released yesterday. The guidelines require state officials to stop rubber-stamping school construction plans. Instead, they’re supposed to look closely at several factors including how the school system is doing on academic measures. Daniels says that last year, Hoosier school systems surpassed the national average for construction spending by 234-million dollars.