School bonds

Voters could experience déjà vu when they open their ballots for the February special election, which are scheduled to be mailed Friday.

The county school superintendent appointed a fiscal advisory team to help Los Angeles Unified close a structural deficit.

The LAUSD strike doesn't have an immediate rating impact, but analysts view it as a symptom of larger problems at the district.

The Legislative Analyst's Office says the shift of the takeover role from the state to the county may weaken oversight.

Detroit Public Schools Community District may opt to get its own bond rating or seek private funding if it can’t get help from the state.

Two recent cases saw bondholders take a hit because their liens were not considered to be perfected.

An improved Philadelphia economy drove the city’s long-struggling school district to an investment grade rating from Moody’s Investors Service.

A fact-finding report may not be the salve that Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner predicted.

Despite a technical default on a previous issue, five-year-old International Leadership Texas is ready to test the market with $346 million of bonds for its charter schools.

Chicago Public Schools is selling more than $1 billion of GOs, capital improvement tax bonds, and notes.

On Election Day, almost 59% of Ferndale, Wash., voters said that they'd be willing to raise property taxes to finance $112 million in bonds to build a new high school and finance other educational projects.

Moody's Investors Service placed the school district on review for an upgrade.

The deadly Camp Fire left Paradise, California, in ruins, raising questions about the town's future and whether it can pay its debts.

The Danville School District once again is asking for the public's approval to take out a general obligation bond — this time for $8.9 million — to be used for school remodeling, improvements and updates.

Benton Harbor Area Schools' fiscal emergency has ended.

With voters turning out in record numbers for the midterm Congressional election, local bond proposals in Texas enjoyed strong support.

Approval of two measures is an instrumental step toward fiscal stability but the district still has work to do, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Oak Ridge City Council approved the issuance of $13.75 million in city general obligation bonds to pay for three construction projects, a move which may lead to an 8-cent property tax rate increase.

The state Supreme Court upheld the use of state lottery funds for charter schools.

In addition to the local bond measures, voters will also decide seven governor's races and a Missouri fuel tax.