K-12 Education: Facility Issues Led About One in Five Districts to Cancel School in 2024-25, Affecting 2 Million Students
What GAO Found Chronic facility issues disrupted teaching and learning in schools nationwide in school year 2024-25, according to GAO’s nationwide survey of districts. GAO estimates that nearly one in five districts (19 percent) canceled school that year due to a facilities issue. These cancellations affected an estimated 2 million students, who lost an estimated 3.5 million days of learning as a result. Top reasons districts canceled school included plumbing emergencies and extreme classroom temperatures. One district GAO visited canceled school after classroom temperatures reached 110 degrees. GAO also estimates that nearly half of districts (47 percent) had chronic facility issues that o.
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What GAO Found Chronic facility issues disrupted teaching and learning in schools nationwide in school year 2024-25, according to GAO’s nationwide survey of districts.
GAO estimates that nearly one in five districts (19 percent) canceled school that year due to a facilities issue.
These cancellations affected an estimated 2 million students, who lost an estimated 3.5 million days of learning as a result.
Top reasons districts canceled school included plumbing emergencies and extreme classroom temperatures.
One district GAO visited canceled school after classroom temperatures reached 110 degrees.
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