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4 design strategies for successful K-12 magnet schools

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Today, over 4,300 K-12 magnet schools educate more than 3.5 Design to prioritize student-led learning and individual learning styles Student-led learning is a central tenet of magnet school education, with the teacher as a facilitator. million students nationwide, according to Magnet Schools of America.

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Snøhetta design creates groundbreaking high-tech library for NCSU

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The new Hunt Library at North Carolina State University , Raleigh, incorporates advanced building features, including a five-story robotic bookBot automatic retrieval system that holds 2 million volumes in reduced space.

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Secrets of a structural engineer

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After a time I transferred to the firm’s Raleigh, North Carolina office to build a structural engineering department in their MEP focused office. As for the veteran engineers, perhaps this blog serves as a primer or educational tool to benefit you as well as the young engineers at your firm. Only you can figure out what it will be.

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Pendo Will Create 590 New Jobs In North Carolina

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million to expand its Raleigh, NC operations over the next five years. . The software company will invest $34.5 Read: Pendo Will Create 590 New Jobs In North Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Construction put in place enjoyed healthy gains in 2014

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grew by 7% to just under $973 billion in 2014, according to estimates by FMI, the Raleigh, N.C.-based Driven by a recovering economy, increasing demand for multifamily housing, and a manufacturing sector buoyed by robust oil and gas drilling and production, construction put in place (CPIP) in the U.S. Body Image: read more.

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David Drees: Best Practices for Managing a Private Home Building Operation  

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Only the top 10 are accepted into the multiyear development program, which consists of enhanced leadership and cross-training education. . Raleigh, N.C., The candidates are then carefully evaluated for potential growth. At Drees, we invest in our people by supporting them, developing their skills, and showing them we care.

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Infosys Chooses Rhode Island For Design And Innovation Hub

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Infosys has made significant progress towards that commitment, and is investing in Technology and Innovation Hubs in Indianapolis, IN and Raleigh, NC. “The state’s educational institutions, design-rich environment, and economic development tools, positioned Rhode Island competitively for this type of specialist partnership.