California School Districts Plead With Newsom to Restore Budget

California School Districts Plead With Newsom to Restore Budget

Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a delay in $5.6 billion in education funding, as school districts across the Bay Area and throughout the state face massive, multi-year budget shortfalls.

What’s holding back California students? A new report urges stronger state oversight

Students in a classroom at Achieve Charter School of Paradise in Paradise on May 21, 2025.(Miguel Gutierrez Jr.)This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.California K-12 schools have come a long way over the past 20 years, but according to an exhaustive overview of the state’s school system, further progress may require tinkering with a long-entrenched form of school governance: local control.That’s among t…

The Pleasanton Unified School District Rescinds Some Layoffs after Budget Agreement Funding

PLEASANTON — Pleasanton Unified School District began rescinding preliminary layoff notices for classified staff and social workers after reaching a budget agreement and securing additional funding.