School bonds

WINDHAM, Conn. — The board of finance Wednesday gave its seal of approval for a $112.3 million appropriation and bonding for the Windham High School building project.

Victoria school board members agreed late Thursday night to ask voters in November to approve a $141.2 million capital improvement plan.

After pondering — and in some cases wrestling — with the proposed bond issue, the Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees approved calling a Nov. 7 bond issue election for $291,172,291 during a special meeting Thursday.

The Leander, Texas, school board Thursday night unanimously approved putting before voters in November a $454 million bond package, the first in 10 years.

Schools in the Sedro-Woolley School District will get some upgrades if the district moves forward with a $79.1 million bond proposal that would pay for work at every school in the district.

The Pottsboro Independent School District's board of trustees gave its seal of approval Tuesday night on a $54.7 million bond package meant to update many of the district's facilities.

As he started to present his ideas about the new capital plan for Phenix City Schools, superintendent Randy Wilkes cautioned the school board.

MAPLETON, Minn. -- Leaders of Maple River Public Schools hope a new tax credit will make their citizens more willing to support a tax increase to build a new school for their students.

A significant bond issue is on the town's special election ballot on Tuesday, Sept. 19.

The Democratic majority wants to override the changes Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner made to its school funding package.