IN THE NEWS: School bonds to finance high-tech renovations

San Diego schools stand to get wireless Internet and other technology upgrades called for in the $2.1 billion Proposition S bond measure at a quicker pace than expected, thanks to interest-free federal construction bonds.

The San Diego Unified School District began taking bids yesterday on the sale of $38 million in qualified school construction bonds authorized under the federal stimulus package. Read more from the San Diego Union-Tribune.