"The about 1,000 newly arrived immigrant elementary students currently enrolled in San Francisco's public school system will no longer be able to enroll in a program that was designed to support them in their acclimation. The Mission Education Center, in Noe Valley, has specialized in supporting immigrant families and has a dedicated staff of about 10 people who help students with language skills and emotional trauma."
"It is disappointing to be in a sanctuary city and have the same district and institution close down these resources to people entering a new country with a whole new language. San Francisco's school system, which once had a reputation as a pioneer in services for newly arrived families, is losing this badge of honor."
"Mission Education Center staff members were not officially notified of the cancellation of the program until a week ago. But they started to piece it together bit by bit after first noticing that the district had not enrolled new students at the school since December 2024 - and that the program's proposed budget for next year was zero."
The Mission Education Center in Noe Valley, San Francisco's sole elementary program dedicated to supporting recently arrived immigrant families, will close by fall after 46 years of operation. The program serves approximately 1,000 newly arrived immigrant students and employs about 10 staff members who provide language instruction, emotional trauma support, and help accessing housing, food, and healthcare resources. Staff were not officially notified until recently, though they suspected closure after the district stopped enrolling new students in December 2024 and proposed a zero budget for the program. In October 2025, the district moved children out citing concerns about federal immigration raids. This closure represents a significant loss for San Francisco's reputation as a pioneer in immigrant family services.
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