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Three districts are under Washington's state fiscal oversight and the largest, Marysville School District, took a multi-notch Moody's bond rating downgrade.
January 4 -
Municipal bond issuance in the Lone Star State totaled $59 billion in 2023, spurred by utility rate securitizations and school bonds.
December 29 -
Michigan is paying down debts of six local school districts – two of which have closed or merged with neighbors – including outstanding bond balances.
December 26 -
The $250 million of new money social bonds will finance public school construction projects, with another $190 million refunding debt issued to build schools.
December 15 -
The outlook revision from negative comes as the school system prepares to tap more of its record $2.44 billion of voter-approved bond authorization next year.
November 29 -
Proceeds from the social bond issue will go to support high-performing public charter schools across the United States and promote educational equity.
November 27 -
The constitutional amendment removes a special debt limit placed on small city school districts; now they will be treated the same as other school districts.
November 9 -
Teacher shortages and enrollment declines due to growing charter and private schools are two of the problems affecting school financing.
November 6 -
Nevada state officials have partnered with two companies that specialize in working with charter schools to create a $100 million revolving loan fund to build schools and refund existing high-interest debt.
November 2 -
School districts and local governments may only hold bond elections once a year now, in November. They also face new state-imposed revenue limits.
September 19