Overview
- Spark SF Public Schools said this week that an anonymous San Francisco tech worker gave $1.6 million to send $250 to about 6,000 teachers and paraeducators.
- Each educator will get a digital gift card by work email, and officials are urging staff to click the redemption link despite phishing fears.
- Spark said planning began in November and that email delivery beat mailing thousands of checks or plastic cards.
- The teachers’ union thanked the donor, and educators called the money a timely help with everyday costs in an expensive city.
- The gift follows February’s strike and pay deal, and Spark’s leader said the move could encourage more local support for public schools.