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Ed Schmidt directs the Washington, D.C. office of Fanning Howey, a national leader in school planning and design. As an architect, he has helped renovate or construct more than 30 million square feet of educational facility space during his career. As a parent, he has watched his three children experience public school systems on the East Coast. This means that for the past two decades, Ed has been living, breathing, and dreaming "education" 24 hours a day.

Most recently, Ed has helped direct the renovation or expansion of three historic high schools in Washington, D.C. He is also part of a team that is overseeing more than $500 million worth of school construction in Detroit, Michigan. Always eager to share his experiences, Ed has lectured extensively
on trends in school design, including sustainability, safety and security, and long-range planning.

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School Shootings: The School Safety Lesson We Can't Forget

Posted April 24, 2011 | 14:23:41 (EST)

In a season already crowded with anniversaries (BP, health care reform, the earthquake in China) this one came and went without much fan fare.

On April 16, 2007 an individual walked into a classroom building and killed 5 teachers and 27 students at Virginia Tech. As a "Hokie" myself...

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