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Bob Hellman mentioned it's important to pay attention to the housing squeeze facing the people who keep our communities running — teachers, cops, and nurses. With less than 10% of 🏫 homes near some schools affordable for the teachers who work there, commutes stretching past an hour and positions sitting open for months are becoming increasingly common for the schools, police departments, and hospitals trying to staff them. Is this the same story where you live? Drop a comment below. 👇 #Infrastructure #InfrastructureInvestment #PublicInfrastructure #SchoolInfrastructure #PrivateCapital

Bob Hellman on a GAO finding: one school district completed $200 million in deferred repairs and still had the same $500 million backlog it started with. A building’s age or how it’s been maintained: which tells you more? #SchoolInfrastructure #DeferredMaintenance #PublicEducation #FacilitiesManagement #USInfrastructure

Bob Hellman on the water problem nobody's fixing: across many U.S. irrigation systems, more than half the water never makes it to the farm — it seeps straight through the canal walls first. Curious how common this is — if you work in agriculture or water management, what are you seeing? #WaterInfrastructure #Agriculture #WaterConservation #InfrastructureInvestment #WesternUS

Bob Hellman breaks down a number most drivers never think about: 163 million daily crossings on U.S. bridges rated in poor condition, per ARTBA. The list is shrinking by hundreds a year against a backlog in the tens of thousands. The federal funding authorizations behind bridge repair now run only through December 11. Which bridge in your area has been “scheduled for replacement” the longest? #BridgeInfrastructure #Infrastructure #TransportationInfrastructure #InfrastructureFinance #PublicWorks

Facility problems canceled school for an estimated 2 million students in the 2024-25 school year, according to a GAO report released in September. Bob Hellman narrates what that number means inside a single classroom. What’s the school building in your area that everyone knows needs work, but never makes the news? #SchoolInfrastructure #DeferredMaintenance #PublicEducation #FacilitiesManagement #USInfrastructure

Most school closures start long before the building fails. Behind GAO's new national count of facility-related school cancellations is a question of how school buildings get paid for. School infrastructure has historically been treated as a state and local responsibility, and district leaders told GAO the funding often falls short. 🏛️ An estimated 73% of district leaders said limited state formula funding for facilities hindered their ability to meet facility needs, per GAO-26-107970 ✂️ Facility needs compete with other budget priorities, and district leaders told GAO facilities budgets are often among the first cut under budget pressure 💻 An estimated 12% of districts moved learning online in at least one school because of a facilities issue, per GAO A canceled school day is where that budget tradeoff becomes visible to families. In your state, how much school facility funding comes from the state, and how much from local bonds and levies? #SchoolInfrastructure #DeferredMaintenance #PublicEducation #FacilitiesManagement #USInfrastructure