A safety net for struggling colleges is expiring. Why the Bay Area will be hit hardest

A safety net for struggling colleges is expiring. Why the Bay Area will be hit hardest

In summary A cost-of-living increase meant to help community colleges adjust to a new funding formula is expiring, leaving some districts to cut positions and classes. This June, struggling California community colleges will stop getting yearly cost-of-living increases to their budgets. These increases have kept many districts afloat for the past six years while community colleges adjusted to a new funding method based on district performance ra…