School bonds

Our municipal impact strategy will continue to refrain from investing in school districts that are not actively, urgently and aggressively acting to identify and thwart violence against students.

The rating agency placed 637 of the roughly 3,400 school districts it rates on review for upgrade or downgrade, and upgraded 85.

The negative outlook reflects the challenge of rebalancing the district’s budget in the face of pandemic-related reopening costs.

After a dramatic year of pandemic and a record bond proposal, Dallas ISD is taking bids on $274 million of bonds to upgrade schools.

The deal is rated BBB-plus by Fitch Ratings, Baa1 by Moody’s Investors Service and BBB by S&P Global Ratings.

Lincoln Way school district in suburban Chicago moved further back up the investment grade ladder with a Moody's Investors Service upgrade.

Public finance groups are optimistic 2021 will be a breakthrough year for federal tax law changes to help spur the use of tax-advantaged bonds.

The state's voters weighed in on a shrunken slate of school bond measures, a split-roll property tax, and a bond measure to fund stem cell research.

Oregon-based Wonderful Foundations purchases charter school buildings to lease them back to schools at a stable rent.

The pandemic's effect on the economy and learning, along with what may be growing voter antipathy, are cited for the dearth of November bond measures.

Rep. Richard Neal was the lead architect of the muni-friendly provisions in the Moving Forward Act which passed the House in July.

The Chicago Board of Education warns of tough spending decisions ahead if the federal government doesn't act on a new stimulus/relief package.

The coronavirus adds to the fiscal challenges facing the already junk-rated school district, which is the nation's third-largest.

Hector Matos brings years of experience as a Texas school finance expert and Citigroup banker to Raymond James' new San Antonio office, the firm said.

The $141 million deal from Equitable School Revolving Fund and being run by RBC Capital Markets consists of national charter school revolving loan fund revenue bonds.

The $3.7 billion measure would do more than just fix and replace schools. It could remedy an historic injustice, officials say.

The audit reported "significant evidence" of malfeasance at the Sweetwater Union High School District and cast a skeptical eye on why it chose a bond rater.

The changes could affect up to 20% of the 3,000 districts that Moody’s rates by one notch.

Voters overwhelmingly signed off on local school bond and revenue requests, and Milwaukee voters chose a new comptroller.

Although the pandemic disrupted regular Manhattan-Ogden school operations for the rest of the school year, there's been the small silver lining that construction crews on several district bond projects can start their work, or at least preparation for it, a little earlier.