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The California 2026-27 fiscal year education budget is set. Some of the key funding includes:

- $350 million in funding for reading coaches in high-poverty schools
- $2.4 billion increase annually in the state’s share of special education
- $50 million in one-time funding to continue outreach for teaching the 2023 math framework.
- $10 million grant program to help bilingual students get teaching credentials.

To learn more about specific funding for education programs, read the full story from EdSource now. https://edsource.org/2026/newsom-budget-education-funding/761141

Newsom’s final education budget, by the numbers Gov. Gavin Newsom secures funding for his signature programs, including community schools, after-school programs and universal meals, in his final budget.

last week, the Nation’s Report Card was released with some positive and disappointing data. "The average 9-year-old [improved] by 4 points since 2022. Surprisingly, those gains were driven in large measure by struggling students, who enjoyed their first major leap in several decades. But 13-year-olds made no similar progress, with scores in both subjects flat or declining for virtually every demographic group.” Get a more in-depth look at the data and the insights around them from 74's latest article. https://www.the74million.org/article/long-term-naep-shows-growth-for-nine-year-olds-more-disappointment-for-teens/

Long-Term NAEP Shows Growth for 9-Year-Olds, More Disappointment for Teens Wednesday’s release of the Nation’s Report Card offers some of the first proof of post-COVID academic recovery. But 13-year-olds haven’t made any gains.