Councils have already created an extra 300,000 primary places since 2010, but this has often been achieved within the 85 per cent of primary schools that are council - maintained, converting non-classroom areas, increasing class sizes and diverting money away from vital school repair programmes to create more spaces. (qaeducation.co.uk)
In all, 300,000 primary school places have been created since May 2010 with many schools going to extraordinary lengths to ensure there is a place for every child, including increasing class sizes, diverting money from vital school repair programmes and converting non-classroom space, such as music rooms. (educationbusinessuk.net)
States can use about 18 percent of the stabilization money for line items such as school repairs and modernization, but the DOE wants states to conduct any renovations with an eye toward environmentally friendly construction. (edutopia.org)