School bonds

Rising home values are putting the spotlight on property taxes in Texas, where state lawmakers are eying tax relief options even as previously approved measures slow the growth in tax bills.

Almost $25 million of bond funds provided for school technology and security enhancements to state school districts this year from the 2014 Act.

Last year the university's investment portfolio grew by 47%, a factor contributing to the university's triple-A ratings.

Texas ballots are bursting with $18.5 billion of bonds Saturday as cities and school districts ask voters to approve 207 bond measures.

Montebello Unified priced a $12.2 million tax-exempt refunding, but didn't execute a planned taxable tranche.

Forty-one of the state's 115 school districts are floating bond measures or seeking tax levy increases.

The school board, caught between budget pressure and angry parents, could vote Tuesday to close or merge 16 schools in the California school district amid waning enrollment.

Chicago Public Schools returns to the market after resolving a union dispute that shuttered schools amid the spreading omicron COVID-19 variant.

To qualify for bond credit enhancement, the state treasurer requires school districts certify compliance with a court ruling against public health mandates.

Districts that once enjoyed easy passage of bond proposals faced surprisingly negative response in the November election.

Texas voters are considering an array of local bond measures to fund projects for schools, cities and counties.

A nonprofit that funds charter schools for low-income students is set to price a $233.5 million of revenue bonds Wednesday.

The finance team expects the mixed taxable and tax-exempt deal will attract ESG-minded investors.

Per-pupil revenues and long-term debt spending are rising across the country

The state-supported issuance marks the initial debt offering to backstop a $523 milion initiative.

With a record $3 billion going to education, Oklahoma is facing stricter accounting in the wake of charter school funding abuses.

The Securities and Exchange Commission settled with the Sweetwater Union High School District as well as former Chief Financial Officer Karen Michel.

The pluses and minuses of breaking up the 70-year-old Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will be weighed during a public hearing Saturday.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot chose San Antonio schools superintendent and former CPS CFO Pedro Martinez to lead the district ahead of a major governance shift.

J.B. Pritzker signed legislation to move the Chicago Board of Education to an elected 21-member board from the seven-member panel now appointed by the mayor.