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Escondido Charter High bond sale raises the bar.

North County Times (Escondido, CA)

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Byline: John Koster

Jul. 25--ESCONDIDO -- Although Escondido Charter High School already has a reputation for setting standards of academic excellence in Escondido, the school recently set a standard for the funding of charter schools in California.

Last month, the 900-student school at 1868 E. Valley Parkway completed a $26 million bond sale, the first such sale by a California charter school to receive an investment-grade rating ---- a designation that drew more investors and drove down interest rates on the bonds, according to Scott Rolfs, managing director of the church and school finance division of Ziegler Capital Market Groups, the Milwaukee-based…

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