Newark school lease clears state board, but approvals remain
A 4-2 vote advances Newark Public Schools’ proposed $498.4 million, 30-year lease for Riverfront Elementary, but the agreement is not final.
School finance
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Sacramento City Unified approves revised plan to avoid state receivership
Sacramento City Unified approved September 10 financial actions that improve its projected 2026-27 operating result by $208.3 million, but the district remains below its minimum reserve requirement and must implement additional recurring solutions.
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Wyoming school finance panel weighs changes after court finds funding gaps
Wyoming lawmakers are seeking bill drafts on school safety, meal programs and student technology, but no proposal is law while a court appeal continues.
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Crandall ISD schedules Aug. 17 budget and tax-rate adoption as arts-center construction begins
Crandall ISD has scheduled a public hearing and formal adoption of its 2026 budget and tax rate for Aug. 17, while construction is underway on a Crandall High School performing arts center expected to be completed in December.
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Winter School District referendum fails, with 60% voting no
Winter voters rejected a four-year operational referendum that sought $2 million annually for school safety, programs, maintenance and staffing.
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Streetsboro schools remain under financial precaution as district plans 2026-27 staffing changes
Streetsboro City Schools remains in Ohio Financial Precaution status, with a part-time middle-school athletic director position planned and a 7-mill levy headed to the May 5 ballot.
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Rush County Schools weighs budget controls as enrollment shapes 2027 planning
Rush County Schools approved financial and operational measures July 14 as administrators prepared for the 2026-27 school year and monitored enrollment’s effect on state education revenue.
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Elmore County schools pay off debt tied to completed projects, leaving about $55 million
Elmore County Public Schools says it has paid off debt tied to several completed construction projects. One approximately $55 million obligation from 2018 remains.
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Onsted schools notify community of state-aid note and fire-system upgrades
Onsted Community Schools scheduled a July 20 meeting to consider a proposed State Aid Note and announced planned fire-protection upgrades at its school facilities.
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Wisconsin Dells school district schedules Aug. 10 budget hearing and annual meeting
The School District of Wisconsin Dells will hold a public hearing on its proposed 2026-27 budget at 6 p.m. Aug. 10, followed by the district’s annual meeting.
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Arkansas School Employee Health Fund Could Be Depleted Within Three Years, Consultant Warns
A consultant told Arkansas officials that the state’s roughly $510 million public-school employee health-insurance fund could be depleted in about three years without changes to costs, contributions or benefits.
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Cuyahoga Falls schools propose $6.1 million operating levy for November vote
Cuyahoga Falls City Schools is proposing a five-year, 5.5-mill operating levy that Signal Akron estimates would cost about $193 annually per $100,000 in assessed value.
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Heber-Overgaard Unified exits formal financial noncompliance but still has deficiencies to fix
Heber-Overgaard Unified School District is listed by the Arizona Auditor General as no longer in formal USFR noncompliance, but outstanding financial-control and procurement deficiencies remain, and a July 2026 board agenda scheduled an exit review.
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Sudan ISD board to consider 2026-27 tax rate and budget hearing date
Sudan ISD trustees are scheduled to consider a proposed 2026 tax rate and whether to set an Aug. 17 public hearing on the district’s 2026-27 budget and proposed tax rate.
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CPS says new state funding data adds $76 million to its FY2026 budget outlook
Chicago Public Schools says Illinois’ newly released FY2026 Evidence-Based Funding data provides the district with $76 million in additional state funding. CPS plans to apply $45 million above its initial projection to the FY2026 budget.
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Sacramento City Unified advances proposed $95 parcel tax
Sacramento City Unified advanced a proposed $95 parcel tax as county officials began reviewing district payments amid a projected cash shortfall.
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CPS budget update warns of $732M gap; July 30 vote could mean furloughs
Chicago IL – CPS’ July 15 budget update warns of a $732M gap for 2026-27. A July 30 Board vote could trigger a mid-year freeze and five furlough days.
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WV Board of Education partially intervenes in Harrison County Schools: what changes next
Clarksburg-area families: WV Board of Education approved a partial state intervention in Harrison County Schools on July 8—what the state says and what could change next.