SACRAMENTO – (INT) - Governor Newsom is proposing the highest level of state school funding in California history.

Newsom is calling for $20 billion to make the structural changes to increase opportunities across the board, including investments in K-12 public schools, creating Pre-K and college savings accounts for 3.7 million low-income children in public schools.

Newsom’s California Comeback Plan includes before- and after-school instruction, sports and arts, personalized tutoring, nurses and counselors, and nutrition – paired with new behavioral health services for every kid in California. This includes $3 billion to create thousands of full-service community schools.

The Governor proposes investing $2 billion to seed college savings accounts for vulnerable students currently enrolled in K-12 public schools, including a $500 base deposit for students from low-income families, English learners and foster youth.

Story Date: May 20, 2021