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The Hechinger Report

Covering Innovation & Inequality in Education

Category: Districts in Debt

America’s school districts owe more than $400 billion in debt, a number that has grown rapidly in the last decade. The system is rife with inequities and the hidden financial pressures districts face can end up having a big impact on classrooms and kids.

When school districts can’t raise funds for facilities

by Emily Richmond April 22, 2019March 30, 2020

This story about school debt is part of the series Districts in Debt, which examines the hidden financial pressures challenging American schools. EFFINGHAM, Kan. — In 2014, a cash-strapped school district in rural northeast Kansas turned to its residents with a plea: Pay a little more in taxes annually so we can renovate classrooms, update […]

School districts are going into debt to keep up with technology

by Amadou Diallo April 22, 2019March 30, 2020

When school districts fall into debt and can’t get out

by Emily Richmond April 22, 2019March 30, 2020

Short on financial knowledge, some school districts get bad deals on bonds

by Sarah Butrymowicz and Nichole Dobo April 22, 2019March 30, 2020

How rising teacher pension costs hurt school districts

by Sarah Butrymowicz April 22, 2019November 23, 2020
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