Educators say viability of program threatened, while SF officials contend school has millions in unspent funds
City College of San Francisco educators say the school’s ability to offer free tuition to all San Franciscans is under threat amid City Hall’s changing budget priorities.
“I don’t know that The City does itself any favors by offering something that is so fundamentally purpose-driven and valuable, and then you turn around and take it from people,” she said. The program created a sudden spike in sorely needed enrollment for the college in its first year. Total enrollment grew by 22% during the 2017-2018 school year, and in the years since the program’s launch, more than 114,000 students have made use of the program.
Staring down a massive budget deficit earlier this year, The City sought to reclaim the Prop. W funds and redirect them toward the general fund. Maria Su, Executive Director of the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, which oversees the Free City College program, told The Examiner that Free City College’s unspent total “is hitting close to $23 million.”
“What The City is saying to them is, ‘We’ll decrease our allocation to you, because clearly you’re not spending all of those dollars,’” Su said. “And in the meantime, use the unspent funds that you have accumulated over the last several years”
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