School bonds

School districts must sell bonds based on their own ratings or with private insurance because the triple-A-rated Permanent School Fund's capacity is nearly maxed out.

As a result of low projected available capacity, some school districts may not get the program's triple-A ratings for their bond sales.

Projected available capacity for the Permanent School Fund's bond guarantee program fell to $653 million at the end of October from $3.52 billion the previous month.

A report digs into the fiscal "entanglements" between CPS and the city as the district moves from mayoral control to an elected school board.

The rating agency lifted the outlook of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second largest, to positive.

The Minnesota municipal bond vet will continue his focus on charter school finance in Florida.

The Sherwood school district in northwest Oregon had its issuer rating downgraded to A3 from A1 by Moody's Investors Service.

Guilford County's request for a $1.7 billion voter-approved bond package, however, was put on hold until the next Local Government Commission meeting.

Several Texas school districts, including Austin's, have put bond issues on the Nov. 8 ballot with some of the proceeds earmarked to fund security measures.

Despite a boost in state funding, Arizona school districts face big budget cuts unless the Republican-controlled legislature lifts a cap on their spending.

The Texas Permanent School Fund's bond guarantee program, capped at $117.32 billion under federal law, reported projected available capacity was only about $3.9 billion as of June 30.

A Reason Foundation study found K-12 debt steadily rising since 2014.

The controversial Chapter 313 program's property tax breaks will not be offered after Dec. 31, 2022.

A study commissioned by Orem, Utah, found that creating a school district within the city's boundaries is feasible.

Arizona's law offers vouchers to all parents to choose where their children are educated at taxpayer expense. The impact on public school finances is uncertain.

Plans to float a bond for a high school and other expansion projects grew out of a six-month planning process.

Austin Independent School District may put as much as $1.5 billion of bonds on the Nov. 8 ballot with some of the proceeds earmarked for building security.

The Kenmore-Tonawanda school district in Erie County, New York, may piggyback on a planned August note sale.

CPS' federal windfall aided the district's fiscal progress with plans to use $700 million in the next budget before exhausting the pot in fiscal 2025.

Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on Sacramento City Unified School District's BBB-plus issuer default rating to stable from negative.