“The revised budget directs a total of $128.3 billion to education, lifts up the most critical needs including historic funding for school mental health, recruitment and retention of teachers, and …
In a major win for California and Bay Area public schools, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state plans to give schools a record $128.3 billion and expand its per-student spending to $22,850 to give a boost to the state’s education system amid a string of hardships throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
The cash will fund universal transitional kindergarten, college savings accounts for all students, school facilities, youth mental health and teacher training and recruitment, among other needs illuminated by the coronavirus pandemic, he said. “The revised budget directs a total of $128.3 billion to education, lifts up the most critical needs including historic funding for school mental health, recruitment and retention of teachers, and literacy strategies necessary to allow students to heal and recover after two very challenging years,” Tony Thurmond, state superintendent of schools, wrote in a news release.
$8 billion in a “flexible block grant,” or one-time discretionary fund, schools can use to address student mental health, professional development, pension costs or other needs.$2.1 billion to increase the statewide Local Control Funding Formula, the primary mechanism for distributing funds to students in K-12 schools. That is on top of a $1.1 billion cost of living adjustment.$612 million for universal school meals.$403 million to accelerate expanded day/summer school.
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