California Teachers Get Paid Leave | 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 teachers are finally getting paid leave after years of being left out — a major win for educators who once had to choose between pay cuts or burning through sick days. Lawmakers passed a $218 million program offering up to 14 weeks of paid time off, backed by Governor Newsom’s surprising pivot — possibly a strategic move as he eyes the presidency. The funding? Surprisingly, it’s being covered by tech workers’ tax dollars. This change helps parents, especially women teachers who’ve planned pregnancies around summer breaks, and puts California in line with a national trend toward expanding paid leave for public workers — even as districts worry about costs and a delayed rollout until January 2027. 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/380a89fc5e027f14