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Gov. Newsom announces record education funding and how he’d like to spend it — including rainy-day reserves and a massive boost to help students with disabilities.
Educators at college and K-12 schools are rethinking how to teach about César Chávez following allegations that the United Farm Workers co-founder and labor leader sexually abused girls and women.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget lacks funding for additional subsidized child-care slots, stalling progress on getting thousands of families access to affordable care.
Middle and high schoolers walked out of classrooms across L.A., Long Beach and Pasadena districts to protest the Trump administration’s ICE crackdowns. UCLA, USC, Cal State and other college campuses also held protests.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state Democratic leaders had accused the president of pursuing a political vendetta after he froze federal funding for social services programs.
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