School bonds

Public school systems will face financial tests if the state seeks to reduce school aid or increase pension contributions, according to S&P.

With a record $12 billion of bond proposals on ballots across Texas, voters approved more than 91%, according to the Texas Comptroller's Office

Chicago's Board of Education is pricing more than $900 million, citing positive rating actions and a better balance sheet.

The Pasco School District bond is now passing.

Mayor Jim Kenney's vision could provide more fiscal certainty for the school district at the expense of city finances, according to Fitch Ratings.

Faced with dueling bond proposals, Portland voters overwhelmingly decided to borrow $64.3 million to renovate Longfellow, Lyseth, Presumpscot and Reiche elementary schools in a plan that was backed by a majority of school board and City Council members.

Voters in Clarkston said no to a school bond and voters in Pullman unseated two longtime school board incumbents Tuesday.

The $82.375 million bond referendum on the ballot in Winona went down by a margin of about 10-to-1.

Cumberland County's debt management committee approved moving forward with the issuance of general obligation school bonds.

Registered voters in Laramie County will decide on Tuesday whether they want to pay additional property taxes to renovate local college buildings.

The referendum asks voters in Mecklenburg County, N.C.’s to approve bonds for schools.

Moody's Investors Service also cited a structural deficit.

The loan is the sixth approved for the district in 2017.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency and S&P Global Ratings both revised their outlooks.

Wake County voters will be asked next year to borrow money to help pay for building and renovating schools, but it's uncertain whether the amount could be a record $1.1 billion.

The statewide total exceeds the previous record of $9.1 billion in November 2015.

Chicago Public Schools got a boost to BB-minus as the district readies a new money and refunding deal.

The Santa Fe Community College Governing Board on Wednesday unanimously approved a plan to hold a joint election with Santa Fe Public Schools, in which voters will be asked to renew a combined $95 million worth of bonds for campus improvements.

Chicago Public Schools says its books are balanced while also saying it needs more than $1 billion of short-term borrowing.

Quaker Valley school board members approved a $10 million bond resolution that district leaders would use toward purchasing land for a new high school.