School bonds

Expanded access to lower-cost borrowing is a credit positive for the charter school sector, according to Moody’s investors Service.

The distric is the legacy entity left to service school bonds after a new district was created to educate Detroit's children.

S&P Global Ratings upgraded Chicago Public Schools to BB-minus from B-plus, and Fitch Ratings upgraded it to BB from BB-minus, ahead of a $369 million deal.

The state intends to implement a working group that will develop a long-term solution for Benton Harbor Area Schools.

Moody's upgraded the Lincoln-Way district, saying it has effected a fiscal turnaround after the management woes and investigations that sent it to junk in 2016.

The district wants to spend $619 million on local school projects, with another $191 million dependent on state funding.

A review after the Puerto Rico special revenues court ruling led Kroll Bond Rating Agency to upgrade the Los Angeles Unified School District's GO bonds.

The refunding would be completed “for traditional savings” and not for restructuring purposes, the school district says.

The governor acted after an independent review found that his former appointee stacked the authority with family and cronies.

Beset by competition from charter schools and a loss of higher-income families, San Antonio Independent School District plans to upgrade facilities and academic programs.

Epic One-on-One Charter School is under investigation for taking taxpayer funding for "ghost students," according to court documents.

The Oak Ridge City Council voted this week on an initial debt resolution for the issuance of up to $5 million in general obligation bonds.

Registered advisory firm Dale Scott & Co. will pay $25,000, and one firm and one individual each will pay $10,000 for acting as unregistered solicitors.

The New Philadelphia Board of Education took the first step Monday toward placing a $41.9 million bond issue on the November general election ballot.

Moody's downgrade to Aa3 affects $10.2 billion in outstanding debt.

The junk-rated district's latest cash flow issue was nearly eight times oversubscribed as it trimmed rates substantially from previous sales.

Texas school districts sort through the implications of a new legislative formula to increase per-pupil funding.

Alabama’s highest-ever education budget and Louisiana’s largest increase in a decade are both credit positive, Moody’s says.

Months after the school district cut a deal to end a teacher walkout, voters rejected a tax measure to help pay for it.

As the district braces for possible state receivership, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale calls for a 'real-time' audit.