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Downtown College Prep, a charter school operator in San Jose, defaulted on $34 million of municipal bonds, citing the area's dwindling number of children.
June 27 -
The ratings agency said fund balances had declined as a percent of operating revenues and are expected to decline further.
June 26 -
K-12 public schools get a $55 per-student increase in the state basic allotment, while other funding is allocated to specific purposes.
June 17 -
Civic Builders, a 23-year-old nonprofit charter school developer and financer, borrowed though the public municipal bond market for the first time.
June 16 -
May 6 brought disappointing results for two Midwest states with school bond referendums on ballots, as voters mostly rejected the issuances.
May 14 -
The DASNY program allows the schools to "align their borrowing costs with the aid that they receive from the state," said CEO Robert J. Rodriguez.
May 12 -
The law Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed earlier this month will make it harder for local governments and school districts to issue bonds.
April 30 -
Bills have been introduced to eliminate the May election option for local bond and tax propositions, forcing them onto the November general election ballot.
April 29 -
The commission also approved converting a GO bond sale from competitive to negotiated.
April 23 -
The Ohio House's proposed cap on school districts' carryover balances at 30% of their annual operating costs has drawn praise and criticism.
April 17