Cabarrus school board will ask county for gym-improvement funds - Concord Independent Tribune

Cabarrus school board will ask county for gym-improvement funds
Concord Independent Tribune
The school board discussed this during an update on the Qualified School Construction Bond (QSCB) projects at its work session on Monday. “We need an answer now,” said board member Holly Blackwelder. “My personal opinion is to ask them if they're able ...

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BOE votes unanimously to name school Sullivan North Middle - Kingsport Times News

BOE votes unanimously to name school Sullivan North Middle
Kingsport Times News
Ketron Elementary will be a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) school, with the renovation and expansion funded by more than $15 million in Qualified School Construction Bonds. Brookside, Cedar Grove and Kingsley elementary schools are to ...

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A new educational funding deal between Uplift Education and the city of Dallas - Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog)


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A new educational funding deal between Uplift Education and the city of Dallas
Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog)
The city would not put its credit rating on the line nor would it be responsible for repaying the loan, also known as Qualified School Construction Bonds. Repayment responsiblity would fall to the non profit. The city would serve only as a conduit so ...
Council Told It Needs to Vote on Helping Uplift Sell Bonds NowDallas Observer (blog)

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Solar panels to be installed at 11 Hawkins schools - Kingsport Times News

Solar panels to be installed at 11 Hawkins schools
Kingsport Times News
On Thursday, the BOE also approved the installation of energy efficient HVAC systems at seven schools to be paid with federal Qualified School Construction Bond (QSCB) zero percent interest loan funds. Hawkins County Schools has $2.152 million in QSCB ...

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Greenwood School District Looks For Funding For Freshman Center - Fort Smith Times Record

Greenwood School District Looks For Funding For Freshman Center
Fort Smith Times Record
Currently, the district is building a more than $1 million agriculture center funded in part by low-interest Qualified School Construction Bonds. To help district crowding, the old ag facility will be renovated, adding four classrooms to the two ...

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Work nears completion at Hattiesburg High - Hattiesburg American

Work nears completion at Hattiesburg High
Hattiesburg American
The construction was paid for with a federal qualified school construction bond obtained by the school district. The strings center includes numerous sectional rooms, a rehearsal hall, an instrument storage room, an instrument repair room, ...

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St. John School Board votes to put tax rededication on April ballot - NOLA.com


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St. John School Board votes to put tax rededication on April ballot
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The district last year was approved for Qualified School Construction Bonds, zero percent interest bonds offered through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Also, financial agency Standard & Poor's upgraded the district's bond rating from an A- ...

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City Looks to Help Uplift Sell Bonds to Help Charter Grow - Dallas Observer (blog)

City Looks to Help Uplift Sell Bonds to Help Charter Grow
Dallas Observer (blog)
Board members of the Education Finance Corporation do not receive a salary and are citizens who are agreeing to serve so that public schools in the community can access Qualified School Construction Bonds (QSCB's) made possible through the federal ...

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Expenditures Expected to Outpace Revenue for Dearborn Public Schools - Patch.com

Expenditures Expected to Outpace Revenue for Dearborn Public Schools
Patch.com
Additionally, the district will exhaust federal Qualified School Construction Bonds, which provided the schools with additional monies to make major and minor improvements to school facilities. In Dearborn, the district made improvements at several ...

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School district explores budget options - Williamsport Sun-Gazette

School district explores budget options
Williamsport Sun-Gazette
The district currently is working on a renovation project to the former Roosevelt Middle School and the high school. The more than $30 million project is being funded by a qualified school construction bond. Richards said the bulk of the project was ...

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