School bonds

A Katy ISD, Texas, committee has finished crafting a bond referendum proposal worth about $609.2 million that will soon be presented to the district's board of trustees to be approved for a place on the ballot of November's elections.

The Austin, Texas, school board early Tuesday morning approved 40 bond projects totaling $990 million, but delayed the actual vote for calling for a November bond election until next week.

The Chicago Public Schools paid a punishing yield on short-term state grant anticipation notes.

A Northern California charter school operator with four schools wants to move into Chapter 7.

California lawmakers approved a $183.2 billion all-funds budget package.

CAMDEN, Maine -- Voters here and in the neighboring town of Rockport overwhelmingly approved Tuesday a $25.2 million bond to construct a new middle school for the two towns' middle school students.

Tucson's largest school district will seek voters' help to address critical facilities needs, including repairs to heating and cooling systems.

Austin district trustees on Wednesday night continued their work on formulating a bond package, but after discussing projects for four hours, they didn't quite land on an exact bond package or amount to put before voters.

The Hunt County Commissioners Court has approved the sale of the first bonds which will help pay for multiple projects in the $24 million road bond package approved by voters in November.

WATSONVILLE, Calif. -- The Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury released a highly critical report Tuesday deriding the Pajaro Valley Unified School District's use of Measure L funds and describing the Citizens' Oversight Committee as "mostly ineffective."

WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- Though just over two years have passed since Waxahachie ISD residents passed a $125 million bond package, at least 60 community members agree that current state of the district requires a second, $78 million bond.

McFarland, Calif., schools are in a conundrum.

A new Colorado law requires charter schools to share in local school districts' mill levy overrides.

Chicago’s chief financial officer says bankruptcy isn’t on the table for Chicago Public Schools.

An audit of a California charter school operator raises questions about its use of bond funds.

JPMorgan is Chicago Public Schools' choice for the direct placement of $396.5 million of notes.

Bankruptcy is no cure for junk-rated Chicago Schools’ fiscal ills, says schools chief Forrest Claypool.

Chicago's school board advanced plans to sell $900 million of short-and-long term debt.

New Indiana law paves the way for state oversight of two struggling school districts.

Chicago Public Schools is seeking authorization to bolster its GO authority to $500 million.