School bonds

Hector Matos brings years of experience as a Texas school finance expert and Citigroup banker to Raymond James' new San Antonio office, the firm said.

The $141 million deal from Equitable School Revolving Fund and being run by RBC Capital Markets consists of national charter school revolving loan fund revenue bonds.

The $3.7 billion measure would do more than just fix and replace schools. It could remedy an historic injustice, officials say.

The audit reported "significant evidence" of malfeasance at the Sweetwater Union High School District and cast a skeptical eye on why it chose a bond rater.

The changes could affect up to 20% of the 3,000 districts that Moody’s rates by one notch.

Voters overwhelmingly signed off on local school bond and revenue requests, and Milwaukee voters chose a new comptroller.

Although the pandemic disrupted regular Manhattan-Ogden school operations for the rest of the school year, there's been the small silver lining that construction crews on several district bond projects can start their work, or at least preparation for it, a little earlier.

The Los Angeles and San Diego school districts warned that extraordinary costs mean their budgets may not balance.

Local issuers in Texas also received authority to postpone bond measure elections that are slated for May.

The New Jersey state teachers' union and state Senate President Steve Sweeney announced an agreement to lower school district and employee healthcare costs.