School bonds

Since 2013, the Tupelo, Miss., and Lee County school districts have made major additions and improvements to their school campuses. Besides the obvious benefits of those construction projects to the school districts, the improvements have pumped nearly $40 million total into the local economy and employed hundreds of local residents.

Chicago Public Schools sent $467 million to the teachers' pension fund as required Friday.

Legislation to overhaul retirement benefits for Michigan teachers will make it easier to predict pension costs, S&P said.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District plans to cut more than 60 jobs .

Austin voters in November will weigh a $1.05 billion, single-proposition Austin school bond package.

WEST HAVEN, Conn. -- The City Council approved bonding ordinances for both the $17.35 million financing of the city's accumulated deficit and the $133.25 million West Haven High School reconstruction.

FORT MADISON, Iowa -- Voters rejected a $27 million school bond issuance Tuesday that would have been used to build, furnish and equip a new elementary school and a softball and baseball field.

A $60.5 million bond would cover costs of rebuilding much of Clarkston High School as well as making improvements to other schools in the Clarkston School District.

Othello School Board members will decide sometime in July whether or not to submit a construction bond.

Indiana named a consulting firm to serve as emergency manager for Muncie Community Schools,

The Austin school board Monday night called for a $1.05 billion bond package to be placed before voters in November.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling the state legislature back into session take action on mayoral control of the New York City school system.

Chicago Public Schools closed on the private placement of $112 million of grant anticipation notes.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- As the mother and grandmother of children with special needs, Heather Young has never voted against a school bond issue.

Ector County Independent School District's needs in career and technology education, fine arts and technology were discussed during the Bond Advisory Committee meeting Thursday at George H.W. Bush New Tech Odessa.

The Jacksonville School District 117, Ill., school board members approved the issuing of up to $15 million in construction bonds Wednesday night.

A new Florida education bill is credit negative for 67 public school districts, Moody's says.

SHOSHONE, Idaho -- The Shoshone School District will bring a $6 million bond to voters in August.

Mecklenburg County, N.C., commissioners voted Tuesday to place a nearly $1 billion bond package for schools on the November ballot.

POTTSBORO, Texas -- While the board of trustees for the Pottsboro Independent School District continued discussions on the multimillion-dollar bond package Monday night, a final figure for the package remains under consideration.