Schools are facing a $15-billion cut in current funding levels under Gov. Gavin Newsom's new state budget.
It’s easy to get lost in the numbers that make up the California state budget — dozens of mandates, thousands of programs, billions of dollars. And few programs have more complex funding rules than public education.‘s new budget plan with the amount that California schools need just to keep existing operations going for another academic year and the crisis facing kids, families and educators becomes crystal clear.The latest news, analysis and insights from our bureau chiefs in Sacramento and D.
Newsom now becomes the fifth consecutive California governor to face the difficult task of rallying support in the Legislature and the public for taking the bitter medicine of deep cuts in a variety of programs to resolve a multibillion-dollar deficit. While the state heads into this crisisAdvocates for schools expected a lean budget, but not one that stripped away so much, so fast.
His plan also assumes a portion of expected funds will simply be paid in the future, leaving schools to dip into their own reserves or borrow cash. And the governor wants the state to pick up a small piece of what school districts will pay over the next two years toward employee pensions, money that was supposed to help get a jump on some long-term pension obligations.
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