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Voters approve property tax increase to help community college funding The proposition will increase by $.08 per $100 of assessed property value with the goal of upgrading St. Louis Community College facilities Author: Sam Clancy Updated: 10:45 PM CDT August 3, 2021 ST. LOUIS — On Tuesday, voters approved a property tax increase known as Proposition R, which will fund major upgrades at St. Louis Community College for the first time since 1984. The proposition was approved by a 58-42 margin. The proposition will increase by $.08 per $100 of assessed property v...

Community college improvements tied to Proposition R property tax increase While supporters of Prop R say it would expand educational opportunities across the St. Louis region not everyone is giving it a passing grade Author: Holden Kurwicki Updated: 11:03 PM CDT August 2, 2021 ST. LOUIS — Tuesday is Election Day in Missouri and one of the biggest issues on the ballot is a property tax increase known as Proposition R, which would fund major upgrades at St. Louis Community College for the first time since 1984. "This is an opportunity for St. Louis to invest i...

|  photo by St. Louis American An initiative on the Aug. 3 ballot aims to fund updates to St. Louis Community College facilities and programs. Proposition R is an eight-cent operating rate increase, and the first increase for the community college system in nearly 40 years.  A “yes” vote supports increasing the property tax from 20 cents per $100 of assessed value to 28 cents per $100. If approved by voters, the additional tax cost for the owner of a $150,000 home would be about $23 per year. Prop R would fund new and updated learning spaces across the four main community coll...

The MIT Corporation - the Institute's board of trustees - elected nine full-term members, who will each serve for five years; two partial-term members;...

Credits: Courtesy of the Office of the Corporation Previous image Next image The MIT Corporation — the Institute’s board of trustees — elected nine full-term members, who will each serve for five years; two partial-term members; and three life members, during its quarterly meeting today. Corporation Chair Diane Greene SM ’78 announced the election results; all positions are effective July 1. The nine full-term members are: Lindsay Androski ’98; Eran Broshy ’79; Ashton Carter; Fiona Chen ’21; Kevin Churchwell ’83; Grace Colón PhD ’95; Diane ...