Higher education bonds

The school's debt load will reach $1 billion and Moody's says it's "uncertain" the college can "sustainably return to stonger operating performance."

Texas A&M University System purchased the privatized housing at three campuses through a taxable revenue bond deal.

With its growth only slightly hindered by the pandemic, the University of Texas System aims for savings with refunding deal.

Jonathan Bowles of Center for an Urban Future explores how New York City could benefit from a green public works program. He also calls for unlocking the potential of CUNY and improving the city's capital construction process. Paul Burton hosts (17 minutes).

The bonds are coming in three tranches, mixing tax-exempt new money and a taxable refunding.

Philip Howard, chairman of nonprofit Common Good, calls on the incoming Biden administration to improve public agencies, schools and hospitals by reducing cumbersome red tape. Paul Burton hosts. (18 minutes)

Ratings analysts see a darker outlook for higher education in 2021 as the effects of the pandemic continue to erode revenues and enrollment.

The university will begin its two-day retail order period Friday.

A school official called the coronavirus-related hit "a temporary blip," and said the rating agency moved too quickly.

University of Idaho's P3 could be a model for future university deals, according to Wells Fargo bankers.