School Bonds Archives

20 Years of Impact: An Insane Poway Bond Deal that Led to a New State Law

by Will Huntsberry September 11, 2025

In 2012, Voice of San Diego broke a massive story about a financing deal in Poway Unified School District that produced a yearslong ripple effect. Poway had borrowed $105 million […]

Education

Schools Are Unsure Whether Bond Money Can Be Used on Coronavirus Needs

by Ashly McGlone June 10, 2020March 15, 2022

Education

School Districts With Losing Bond Measures Plan to Try Again in November

by Ashly McGlone March 9, 2020March 15, 2022

Politics

Poway School Leaders’ Bond Messaging Creeps Toward the Legal Line

by Ashly McGlone February 26, 2020March 15, 2022

Education

What You Need to Know About the Only State Measure on Your Ballot

by Ashly McGlone February 19, 2020March 15, 2022

Education

Fact Check: Poway Unified Gets $1,500 Less Per Kid From the State Than San Diego Schools

by Ashly McGlone February 5, 2020March 15, 2022

Education

Nine Years After Notorious Deal, Poway Wants Voters to OK Another School Bond

by Ashly McGlone February 4, 2020March 15, 2022

Education

State School Bond Funds Mostly Paid for Projects Finished Before the Bond Passed

by Ashly McGlone October 14, 2019March 15, 2022

Education

‘What Else Are We Gonna Do?’: Sweetwater Grapples With an Unsustainable Financial Future

by Will Huntsberry December 5, 2018March 15, 2022

Education

The Learning Curve: School Bond Bonanza

by Will Huntsberry November 8, 2018March 15, 2022