California Education Budget Breakdown | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews California just poured $128 billion into education — the biggest investment in schools, colleges, and special education in state history — as part of a $350 billion package designed to uplift newcomer students, English learners, and low-income higher ed seekers. But behind the headlines: a major shakeup — starting in January, education leadership will shift from the superintendent to an appointed commissioner, with the governor and legislature gaining more control, sparking concerns about politicization. To hedge against revenue shortfalls, $4 billion is held in reserve until early next year. Preschool funding is also being restructured. On the positive side: schools get a 4.31% COLA (more than required by law), plus up to 14 weeks of paid pregnancy leave for educators. After-school and summer programs get a $64 million boost, newcomer students benefit from a $100 million English language support initiative, and community colleges expand enrollment while the Middle Class Scholarship program gets a major funding boost. Special education sees its largest-ever investment: $2.4 billion. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4c4f2fc98ff73738