School bonds

Voters in northern Mecklenburg County are already fired up about the schools’ bond plan, and that issue distinguishes the three school board candidates.

Las Cruces Public Schools officials are proposing a $50 million general obligation bond that would go before voters in February 2018.

Franklin Regional School District's financial adviser has recommended the board issue $9.9 million in bonds.

The rating agency received confirmation from district officials about an investigation by the Santa Clara district attorney’s office.

City officials are highlighting the improved transparency provided by the new website.

The Vallejo school board will spend up to $50,000 to prepare the district for a possible run at a school bond in 2018.

Declining state aid makes districts more reliant on local taxes to fund operations, said Moody's Investors Service.

Lawrence Wyllie, former superintendent of the Lincoln-Way Community High School District, faces criminal fraud charges.

The administrators of the school districts say the short-term loans are needed as they put together long-term fixes.

Improved reserve levels helped spur the district's first upgrade in seven years, though it remains speculative grade.

State funding for K-12 school districts has been restored after a compromise between lawmakers and the governor.

Moody's Investors Service says firmed-up state and city funding has stabilized the district's finances, for now.

The Chicago Teacher's Union threatened a lawsuit that could derail the funding package.

The state passed a law to strengthen its school credit enhancement program, bringing Moody's upgrades to 58 school districts.

The package delivers about $150 million more than district officials wrote into their spending plan for the year.

The Scott County School District obtained an underlying rating instead of relying on the state’s recently downgraded enhancement program.

Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger is proposing to raise taxes for most county property owners to fund the biggest bond-borrowing program in the county's history.

Shoshone voters rejected a $6 million school bond Tuesday.

The Boulder Valley School District has added safeguards after a scammer stole about $850,000 of bond construction money using knowledge of public contracts and a forged signature.

Southland School District administrators are working to form a new plan after voters soundly rejected a proposed $24.56 million bond issue.