Close to three-fifths (59%) of California’s youngest learners are multilingual, meaning there are close to one million 0-5 multilingual learners in California. Californians Together partnered with the English Learner Workforce […]
On January 9, Governor Newsom unveiled his 2026-27 budget proposal. Californians Together is grateful for Governor Newsom’s dedication and focus toward sustaining our education system amidst another difficult budget year […]
Governor Newsom and the state legislature reached a deal on the 2025-26 budget, which includes about $228 billion in General Fund spending, $89 billion from special funds, and $4 billion […]
Annually, at the March State Board of Education, the members hear a report from the Department of Education about the current accountability system and their accountability work plan for the […]
February marks the bill introduction deadline for the legislature with 2,124 bills introduced by both houses. In this month of love and hearts, it’s not looking rosie for the state’s […]
The California English Learner Roadmap passed unanimously by the State Board of Education in 2017, and it marked a sea-change from previous state English learner policies. It is aspirational, principles-based, […]
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