School bonds

State funding for K-12 school districts has been restored after a compromise between lawmakers and the governor.

Moody's Investors Service says firmed-up state and city funding has stabilized the district's finances, for now.

The Chicago Teacher's Union threatened a lawsuit that could derail the funding package.

The state passed a law to strengthen its school credit enhancement program, bringing Moody's upgrades to 58 school districts.

The package delivers about $150 million more than district officials wrote into their spending plan for the year.

The Scott County School District obtained an underlying rating instead of relying on the state’s recently downgraded enhancement program.

Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger is proposing to raise taxes for most county property owners to fund the biggest bond-borrowing program in the county's history.

Shoshone voters rejected a $6 million school bond Tuesday.

The Boulder Valley School District has added safeguards after a scammer stole about $850,000 of bond construction money using knowledge of public contracts and a forged signature.

Southland School District administrators are working to form a new plan after voters soundly rejected a proposed $24.56 million bond issue.

A group of district volunteers, parents and Latino community leaders fighting against possible closures of East Austin schools are creating a political action committee and threatening to oppose the Austin school district's $1.1 billion bond package that will go before voters in November.

The legislative deal ends a stalemate that had blocked funding for K-12 schools statewide.

Chicago's board of education approved a budget before a state vote on aid and with city funding uncertain.

The Natchez-Adams School Board approved minutes Friday that would be part of its package to take out a $9 million bond to help fund a district wide building project.

Illinois has a tentative deal on a school funding overhaul that could get aid again flowing to districts.

A $72.9 million bond package will be on the ballot for voters in the Aledo Independent School District this November.

The Roland-Story school district has hired Haila Architecture in Ames to develop plans for a new athletic facility at the current outlet mall location. The plans will include a new field, track, field events areas, parking lot, concessions, bathrooms and locker rooms.

The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce on Thursday endorsed the Austin school district's $1.1 billion bond proposition that will go before voters in November.

Deer Park School will hold a special $3 million mail-in bond election to expand school facilities next month.

Voters in Fennville will decide whether or not to approve a $23 million bond proposal for Fennville Public Schools on the Tuesday, Nov. 7, ballot.