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    Acquiring funds and budgeting for the construction and operation of school and university facilities.

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    Gervais School District

    Oregon district will be able to stay open after winning approval of bond proposal

    May 22, 2024
    Officials in the Gervais district had warned that it would have to shut down if voters rejected the $28 million bond request.
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    Sales tax renewal needed to pay for Orange County (Florida) district's massive facility needs

    May 10, 2024
    Officials in the nation's 8th-largest district say that between now and 2033, they require $2.7 billion to complete needed projects.
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    Oregon district says it may have to shut down if bond proposal fails next month

    April 11, 2024
    The Gervais district is asking voters to approve a $28 million bond request on May 21; voters have defeated 8 requests since 1991.

    Fort Bend (Texas) district says its bond projects are $133 million over budget

    Feb. 7, 2024
    Voters approved a $1.2 billion package in May 2023, but administrators now say its cost projections exceed that by $133 million.
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    After ESSER

    Feb. 2, 2024
    Billions of dollars in federal Covid relief will run out later this year, and many schools will have to deal with looming budget shortfalls.

    Editor's Focus: FYI

    Feb. 2, 2024
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    Idaho governor proposes $2 billion investment in school infrastructure

    Jan. 9, 2024
    The funds would enable schools to upgrade their aging facilities.
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    Largest approved school district bond issues in Texas, 2023

    Dec. 21, 2023
    10 districts in Texas won voter approval in 2023 for bond requests exceeding $1 billion.
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    Connecticut panel approves an additional $150 million to upgrade HVAC systems in schools

    Dec. 19, 2023
    The state has approved $225 million in 2023 for HVAC improvements in school facilities.
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    Massachusetts agency says it will help Peabody district pay for a new high school

    Dec. 15, 2023
    After rejecting requests 5 times since 2015, the Massachusetts School Building Authority has accepted Peabody into its construction funding program.