Sentences with phrase «public school construction bonds»

DALLAS — The Texas Permanent School Fund that guarantees more than $ 70 billion of public school construction bonds retains top credit ratings despite its increasing support for riskier charter school debt, analysts said.

Not exact matches

They have no taxing power, no access to state capital budgets, and, ordinarily, no bonding authority — they are shut off from the prevailing public sources of revenue for school construction.

Unlike regular public schools, which have the authority to seek taxpayer - backed bonds for renovating school buildings and new construction, charter schools have no such mechanism in place to offset their facilities costs, which often come out of their operating budgets.

A statewide bond is urgently needed to help address the staggering shortfall in funding for construction and renovations at public school facilities throughout North Carolina.

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There are no bond issues for charter public school construction and improvements.

For example, the majority of charters typically must pay for facilities out of general operating funds, and have limited access to public buildings — unlike school districts, which can access bonds for school construction and modernization.

Today, local governments put in about $ 3 billion annually for public school operations, Winner says, and North Carolina legislators haven't authorized a statewide school construction bond since 1996.

Already eligible for the ballot is the «Kindergarten Through Community College Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2016,» which would authorize $ 9 billion in general obligation bonds, including $ 3 billion for new construction and $ 3 billion for modernization of K - 12 public school facilities, $ 1 billion for charter schools and vocational education facilities and $ 2 billion for California Community Colleges facilPublic Education Facilities Bond Act of 2016,» which would authorize $ 9 billion in general obligation bonds, including $ 3 billion for new construction and $ 3 billion for modernization of K - 12 public school facilities, $ 1 billion for charter schools and vocational education facilities and $ 2 billion for California Community Colleges facilpublic school facilities, $ 1 billion for charter schools and vocational education facilities and $ 2 billion for California Community Colleges facilities.

The Department of Education and the Virginia Public School Authority (VPSA) shall provide a program of funding for school construction and renovation through the Literary Fund and through VPSA bond School Authority (VPSA) shall provide a program of funding for school construction and renovation through the Literary Fund and through VPSA bond school construction and renovation through the Literary Fund and through VPSA bond sales.

Alonso's speech marked the first public acknowledgment that the city hopes to model its construction funding plan on a groundbreaking schools project in Greenville, S.C. Transform Baltimore, a coalition of education advocates led by the American Civil Liberties Union, has been lobbying city leaders to carry out Greenville's plan, which would require a nonprofit or other entity to float the bonds on behalf of the school system.

Smart Schools Bond Act and Public Charter Schools The Governor's budget proposal rightfully acknowledges the challenge of providing space for children who will attend new Universal Prekindergarten programs across the state by including preschool facilities construction or renovation in his signature bonding initiative.

Municipal bonds («munis») are issued by state and local governments to fund the construction of schools, highways, housing, sewer systems, and other important public projects.