School bonds

A group of district volunteers, parents and Latino community leaders fighting against possible closures of East Austin schools are creating a political action committee and threatening to oppose the Austin school district's $1.1 billion bond package that will go before voters in November.

The legislative deal ends a stalemate that had blocked funding for K-12 schools statewide.

Chicago's board of education approved a budget before a state vote on aid and with city funding uncertain.

The Natchez-Adams School Board approved minutes Friday that would be part of its package to take out a $9 million bond to help fund a district wide building project.

Illinois has a tentative deal on a school funding overhaul that could get aid again flowing to districts.

A $72.9 million bond package will be on the ballot for voters in the Aledo Independent School District this November.

The Roland-Story school district has hired Haila Architecture in Ames to develop plans for a new athletic facility at the current outlet mall location. The plans will include a new field, track, field events areas, parking lot, concessions, bathrooms and locker rooms.

The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce on Thursday endorsed the Austin school district's $1.1 billion bond proposition that will go before voters in November.

Deer Park School will hold a special $3 million mail-in bond election to expand school facilities next month.

Voters in Fennville will decide whether or not to approve a $23 million bond proposal for Fennville Public Schools on the Tuesday, Nov. 7, ballot.

Colorado Springs School District 11 formalized Wednesday night what officials have been considering since Election Day 2016: It again will appeal to voters for funding.

The school board will vote amid new optimism about state funding.

Illinois is putting the ratings of some already strained school districts at risk, said S&P Global Ratings.

With Illinois school aid still in limbo, there is talk of compromise ahead of a veto override vote next week.

The district faces growing enrollment amid shrinking financial support.

The idea of a new Ames High School cleared its latest hurdle Monday night when a community feedback group recommended constructing a new building to the school board.

While Wylie Independent School District students returned to class Monday, the district school board made a decision that could affect them for generations to come.

Leaders with the Socorro Independent School District will seek voter approval on a $448.5 million bond measure.

The Board of Regents enterprise since 2001 has saved more than $101 million by refinancing bonds — with most of those savings coming since the Great Recession in 2008, after which interest rates plummeted to the lowest in recent history.

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.