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It highlights aging Duval County school buildings, a maintenance backlog projected to reach $1 billion by 2025, and the limited ability to build new schools since 2010. 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For more thana year, our community has been discussing a half-penny sales tax to repair and replace our aging school buildings. Duval County has the oldest school buildings in the state of Florida, and 30% are in poor or very poor condition.1  \nToday, one of the most pressing issues that our education system faces has been years in the making, but demands our attention and action now. As one of the oldest cities in Florida, Jacksonville is ata crossroads when it comes to public school buildings where our children learn. Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) has been unable to build a new school since 2010, and almost 500 portables are spread throughout the district to manage school crowding. 2 Only the most urgent facility problems, such as safety and air conditioning systems, can be fixed. 3 The result isa maintenance backlog that is expected to reach $1 billion by 2025.4  \nThe increase in maintenance backlog, however, is just a symptom of a much larger problem that lies beneath the surface, but is much more costly. Many of the problems our school buildings face are not readily apparent on the surface. While issues such as chipped paint, faulty bathrooms or sagging ceilings are easy to see, many schools also face deeper facility issues that are not so readily apparent to the naked eye.  \nBeyond aesthetics, research has shown that facility conditions impact student education environment and achievement, teacher performance and satisfaction, and the social and community environment. The following research brief will discuss each of these areas, as well as address the funding crisis surrounding school buildings and how you can help.  \n1  \n1Duval County Public Schools. (2019) . Seethe Problems Facing Our Schools. Retrieved June 03, 2020, from [https://](https://)[ ](https://)[www.ourduvalschools.org/see-the-problem](www.ourduvalschools.org/see-the-problem)  \n[2](2 ibid.)[ ibid.](2 ibid.)  \n[3](3 ibid.)[ ibid.](3 ibid.)  \n4 Duval County Public Schools. (2019) . Seethe Plans. Retrieved June 03, 2020, from [https://www.ourduvalschools.org/](https://www.ourduvalschools.org/)[ ](https://www.ourduvalschools.org/)[see-the-plans](see-the-plans)  \nA SPECIAL RESEARCH BRIEF FROM THE JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND  \nJUNE 2020  \nAndrew Jackson Senior High School is the oldest fully accredited high school in Duval County, Florida.  \nEDUCATION ENVIRONMENT & STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT  \nPublic school buildings represent the second largest sector of public infrastructure spending in the United States after roads, and approximately 1 in 6 American children or adults spend every weekday in these often poorly maintained buildings.5  \nIna 2014 letter, the Office for Civil Rights atthe U.S. Department of Education stated that students are better able to learn and remain engaged with instruction in classrooms that are“well-lit, clean, spacious, and heated and air-conditioned as needed”. Not only do these benefits extend to students, but teachers are also better able to do their jobs in this type of school facility. Conversely, the U.S. Department of Education has stated that when classrooms are too hot or cold, overcrowded, dusty or poorly ventilated, both students and teachers suffer. 6  \nResearchers atthe Harvard School of Public Health concluded that evidence was unambiguous that school buildings influence student health, thinking and performance. 7 A growing body of peer-reviewed research finds a relationship between the quality of a school facility and student achievement.8 Specifically, significant correlations have been found between poor structural, conditional, and aesthetic attributes of school buildings and low student learning and achievement. Positive trends hav","cbCaiqzjVTC1Xr3r","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqzjVTC1Xr3r","pdf",493797,"English","# Introduction\n## Education Environment & Student Achievement\n## Facility Quality and Learning Outcomes\n## Student Attendance, Behavior, and Performance\n## How Quality Buildings Support Achievement\n## Teacher Perspective","[{\"question\":\"Why does Jacksonville prioritize repairing and replacing aging school buildings?\",\"answer\":\"The document states that Jacksonville has discussed a half-penny sales tax for more than a year due to the oldest school buildings in Florida and a large share in poor or very poor condition.\"},{\"question\":\"What facility problems most directly affect the learning environment?\",\"answer\":\"It emphasizes both visible issues (like chipped paint, faulty bathrooms, and sagging ceilings) and deeper problems that are not easily seen, including conditions that can make classrooms too hot or cold, overcrowded, dusty, or poorly ventilated.\"},{\"question\":\"How are school facility conditions connected to student achievement and attendance?\",\"answer\":\"The briefing reports research linking facility quality to learning and achievement, including correlations between poor structural, conditional, and aesthetic attributes and low performance. 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