California $222 billion budget
Some highlights from the article:
- Newsom asked for $1.4 billion for homeless services. He wants to turn public property into "emergency" housing for homeless and deploy 100 camp trailers
- $100 million grant program to offer $20,000 stipends to teachers who agree to work in low-income schools for at least four years
- $900 million toward teacher recruitment and retention in low-income schools
- $70 million toward improving nutrition in school meals
- $32 million to fund an additional 10,000 in the state’s subsidized preschool program for low-income families
Overall budget allocation (Out of $222B):
- 27% on K-12 education
- 20% on health
- 11% on human services
- 8% on higher ed
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