Bond Measures Have Mixed Results

Community colleges around the country got mixed results this month when local voters were asked to increase the amount of taxes that support the institutions, or to approve bond issues for facilities or technology equipment.

In California, 14 community-college districts won a total of $3.2-billion in bond issues. Another district, Rio Hondo College, just outside of Los Angeles, lost its bid for a $150-million bond issue.

Thomas J. Nussbaum, chancellor of the California Community

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