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This week, Gov. Gavin Newsom presented the first pass on the 2024-25 state budget.
It includes his ideas for addressing an $11 billion drop in funding for TK-12 and community colleges and a larger projected general fund deficit affecting child care and higher education.
We asked a cross-section of education leaders and advocates for their initial impressions of the governor’s proposals.
Their contributions reflect diverse perspectives on education, from preschool through CSU and UC.
What follows are excerpts of conversations and public statements. We will seek other voices as budget negotiations between Newsom and the Legislature, tempered by revenue updates, continue through the budget’s passage in June.
— John Fensterwald, Editor-At-Large
Yolie Flores, CEO and president, Families in Schools
“We are deeply concerned about the governor’s proposal to…
