Going w/@GavinNewsom budget talk:
"There's no better investment than #teacher preparation."
You have my attention...
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Adding funds for Special Ed, Early Childhood and Preschool- "Historic investments".
Of the $13B in deferrals $9.2B will be paid off- if #CaLeg adopts proposal
$2B to support reopening schools for in-person teaching
Go on... #Budget2021
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"We're going to be serious about women re-entering the #workforce" $2B action package for equity
Early childhood support (3 & 4 YOs)
#Preschool PreK/K
Schools will also get federal funds $6.7B to help re-open
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Now onto #highereducation
No tuition, fee increases
More student aid
Community College support (hooray!)
Open source text books (smart)
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"Community college is a real driver of #workforce development"- absolutely.
$250M for linkages to gainful employment
Excellent! Let's help students get good-paying jobs
Next:
@calstate 6/
More funding for UC/CSU
$3.9B from federal sources
#CaliforniaBudget #Budget2021
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He's speeding up so I'll just do screen shots.... #CaliforniaBudget #Budget2021
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Transit...
#CAbudget #Budget2021
#Eviction moratorium & #utilities support
#cabudget #Budget2021
More on #housing support, accountability
Monitor local government re: Housing production via new zoning, policies, land use
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#ProjectRoomkey and emergency #housing for #PEH
#homelessness Purchase more hotels to convert to housing. "Invest in vulnerable seniors" Fund Medi-Cal
#cabudget #Budget2021
FYI
@amie_zamudio @HomelessnessSD 9/
#MentalHealthMatters #HealthcareForAll
Repurpose #jails -> #mentalhealth facilities
#healthcare
10/
More on #healthcare #aging #IHSS
#LongTermCare #Telemedicine funding
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#Telehealth #Wildfires #earthquakes
12/
#ClimateAction #climatechange #environmentaljustice
#Equity for clean cars
#Sustainable agriculture
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#California #Budget2021 #FarmtoSchool
#FoodInsecurity #DigitalDivide
#cybersecurity
Government efficiency
Summary of major proposals for #schools #Workforce #evictions
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Finale: Wonky #appropriations #budget stuff #GannLimit
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Oops- one more, an important caveat: Structural deficits are looming on the horizon
#cabudget #Budget2021