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Whatever we tell students about education being the path to a good job, the truth is that there are remarkably few seats at the front of the plane.

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Prop. W would levy a .25% tax on real estate transactions in San Francisco worth more than $5 million. About $12 million of the estimated $44 million in revenue raised by the measure would be earmarked for a special fund that would pay tuition at City College for students who live in the city and those who work at least half-time there.

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The college ranking game diverts from the need for public support to make higher education affordable.