Plano ISD wants lawmakers to raise and inflation-index school safety, special education and transportation allotments, report recapture clearly and steady funding for shrinking districts. Its adopted budget shows a $132.5 million recapture line, nearly twice its $67 million in state revenue.
Dallas College kept its rate at $0.106575 per $100, but rising values mean the average homestead pays $23.79 more and the median home $9.24 more. The college’s own notices show where the extra $32.2 million comes from and how TCC and Collin College stack up.
The Comptroller’s Oct. 1 count shows 3,312 TEFA students living in Dallas ISD, second only to Houston ISD, with Plano, Richardson, Northwest and Frisco up about 50% since July. Here are the North Texas district numbers and what they do and do not measure.
Collin College’s single $600 million bond measure would expand workforce and academic buildings and add campuses in Anna and Royse City. The state-required voter document estimates up to $20.18 a year per $100,000 homestead, while the college expects a flat rate.
Fargo school budget: the board balanced its general fund after two deficit years. FARGO, N.D. – The Fargo school board on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, unanimously approved a $216 million general fund budget for 2026-27, balancing the district’s main operating plan after two years of multi-million-dollar deficits, according to InForum reporting by Robin Huebner. The … Read more
Brevard school board loan: the board approved a short-term tax anticipation note to keep the general fund liquid. VIERA, Fla. – Brevard Public Schools board members on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, approved a $100 million short-term tax anticipation note to keep the general fund liquid until property tax revenue arrives later in the fiscal year, … Read more
By Mike Joe BOULDER, Colo. – The Boulder Valley School District board voted 5-2 on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, to approve its Resilient Schools plan and close four elementary campuses beginning in fall 2027, according to Boulder Reporting Lab coverage by Jenna Sampson published Sept. 23, 2026. Douglass, Flatirons, Mesa, and Birch elementary schools are … Read more
**Byline:** Mike Joe Santa Barbara teacher housing: SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara City Finance Committee has approved a $1 million loan to Santa Barbara Unified School District for about 30 units of employee housing at the former Lawrence M. Parma School site, 915 E. Montecito St., with City Council set for final approval … Read more
OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha Public Schools board voted 9-0 Monday night to raise the district’s property tax levy to $1.21 per $100 of valuation after discovering a $50.6 million gap tied to an incorrect state aid calculation, according to WOWT reporting by Andrew Pfeifer published Sept. 21, 2026. District estimates put the household … Read more
Brownsburg three-tier bus: BROWNSBURG, Ind. Brownsburg Community School Corp. buses will shift to a three-tier schedule in the 2027-28 school year after the school board unanimously approved a transportation overhaul meant to carve about $2 million out of a $3.8 million cut target for that year. Current Publishing reported Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, that … Read more