Residents in both districts pay the same property tax rate of $ 1.04 per $ 100 of property valuation - which does not include
school bond debt service.
But in the long shadow of a $ 1.6 billion
school bond debt that has never fully delivered for students, taxpayers have reason to doubt that a new parcel tax on homeowners will improve schools, retain teachers, or elevate student achievement.
Not exact matches
In particular, the New York - based bank is known for its expertise in the issuance of catastrophe
bonds, Qualified School Construction Bonds in the US, and bonds issued to finance debt restructuring around the w
bonds, Qualified
School Construction
Bonds in the US, and bonds issued to finance debt restructuring around the w
Bonds in the US, and
bonds issued to finance debt restructuring around the w
bonds issued to finance
debt restructuring around the world.
Also called «munis» for short, municipal
bonds are
debt obligations issued by a state, municipality, or a county to finance its capital expenditures, such as construction of highways,
schools, hospitals, and...
The referendum will seek $ 115 Million in funding for three
school construction projects, major renovations and repairs, continuation of CCSD's National award - winning technology program, replacement of aging school buses, land acquisition with a focus on a solution for Cherokee High School overcrowding and, «the No. 1 priority»: continued retirement of bond debt from the last 15 years of construction pro
school construction projects, major renovations and repairs, continuation of CCSD's National award - winning technology program, replacement of aging
school buses, land acquisition with a focus on a solution for Cherokee High School overcrowding and, «the No. 1 priority»: continued retirement of bond debt from the last 15 years of construction pro
school buses, land acquisition with a focus on a solution for Cherokee High
School overcrowding and, «the No. 1 priority»: continued retirement of bond debt from the last 15 years of construction pro
School overcrowding and, «the No. 1 priority»: continued retirement of
bond debt from the last 15 years of construction projects.
Debt will be partly reduced by record low
bond yields — allowing Osborne to argue that by sticking with the programme we win market confidence and can afford to direct more money to
schools and hospitals.
That is because it does not factor in
debt service on
school bonds, which accounts for $ 1.7 billion and may be an oversight in the bill language.
But less than a month after the July contributions, a two - page memo went from Cuomo's Division of the Budget to the state's Dormitory Authority, which issues
debt on behalf of
schools and hospitals that have less experience (and scale) in the municipal
bond market.
Additional reserves are occasionally required as part of
debt covenants, especially regarding
bonds or loans for
school buildings.
«In 2008 alone, state and local governments spent more than $ 66 billion to improve the overall quality of
school facilities, and another $ 400 billion is owed in
school improvement and construction
bond debt.»
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
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
school construction
bonds retains top credit ratings despite its increasing support for riskier charter
school debt, analysts
school debt, analysts said.
Data from the California
Debt and Investment Advisory Commission revealed that
school districts have authorized at least $ 75.2 billion in local
bonds for
school facilities since 1998.
At the time, the
bond industry news covered it in depth, California's Cash - Out Deals Stir Debate and so did the San Jose Mercury News
School districts, including many in valley, on thin ice in refinancing
bond debt.
Utilizing a $ 10 million federal enhancement grant and a $ 100,000 contribution from the Texas Education Agency (TEA), TCEP provides credit enhancement for municipal
bonds that provide financing for the acquisition, construction, repair or renovation of Texas charter
school facilities (including certain refinancing of facilities
debt that meet federal guidelines), by funding a
debt service reserve fund for such issuances.
Wall Street has generally been reluctant to buy up
debt from charter
schools, at least in part over concerns that funding can fluctuate and that an authorizing agency could terminate an operating agreement without regard to the terms of a
bond.
In 1993, California law was changed so that
school and college districts could use an innovative form of
debt finance called zero - coupon
bonds, also known as Capital Appreciation B
bonds, also known as Capital Appreciation
BondsBonds.
Focusing on the amount of
debt service generated by Capital Appreciation
Bonds ignores the intangible benefits of high - quality
schools with environments conducive to teaching and learning
This proposal injects a bit of «pay - as - you - go» from district general funds into educational facilities construction — a departure from the
bond debt financing that has driven
school construction since the enactment of Senate Bill 50, the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of
school construction since the enactment of Senate Bill 50, the Leroy F. Greene
School Facilities Act of
School Facilities Act of 1998.
Meanwhile, Gov. Jerry Brown has issued a call for the state to reduce its reliance on
bond financing — and the
debt that comes with it — to support
school construction.
Few Californians realize how much
debt they've imposed on future generations with their votes for
bond measures meant to fund the construction of new and modernized
school facilities.
«It is not exactly «money in the bank» because we have not sold the
bond yet and we haven't collected taxes from our tax base to pay off the
bonds, but we do have voter authority to sell the
bonds as long as we fall within our
debt ceiling capacity,» he told LA
School Report.
Because the Board has issued alternate revenue
bonds for which property tax levies are not extended, these
bonds do not count against the legal
debt limit imposed by the Illinois
School Code.
According to John Musso of the Association of
School Business Officials International, advance refund
bonds «are a cost - effective way for districts to refinance high - interest
debt at lower - interest rates, potentially saving hundreds of thousands of taxpayers» dollars in lower
debt payments.
The state may subsidize
bond financing by supplementing local tax revenue for
debt service and may also guarantee
bonded debt with state assets, which can help
schools qualify for more favorable rates.
In California, Gov. Jerry Brown — focused on eliminating
debt — has suggested that the state move away from selling
bonds to support
school construction which, in effect, would dismantle the decades - old School Facilities Pr
school construction which, in effect, would dismantle the decades - old
School Facilities Pr
School Facilities Program.
«If
schools aren't willing to pay the mortgage on
debt on their
bonds why should we?
The Tribune, WBBM - AM radio and Crain's jumped on the bandwagon, though none of these reports emphasized our concern that UNO might be using its charter
school students and promises of more rapid expansion as collateral for its
bond debt.
Talk of a move to re-establish state fiscal oversight of the city's
schools has circulated since the summer and comes as
bond ratings agencies have dropped CPS»
debt deeper into junk status in advance of district plans to add more than $ 850 million to its overall
debt load.
Coterminous: Overlapping
debt, such as the
bonds of a city and a
school district where both
debts are being paid by the same tax base (taxpayers).
The «B»
bonds kick in after the «A»
bonds give out, which means that if future politicians want to do capital improvement projects in the Poway
school district, they will have to wait a while, until
debt gets paid down.
Right now it's tough for charter
schools to access
debt, although some can finance their projects with tax - exempt
bonds.