Our Legislative Advocate Update
The appropriations suspense files were released on Thursday, May 19th, and we are excited to see two of our sponsored bills (AB 1868 & SB 952) moving forward. Unfortunately, AB […]
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Governor’s May 2022 Revision of the California State Budget
The Governor presented a May Revision budget with a $97.5 billion surplus which includes funding for Proposition 98 and Proposition 2, leaving approximately $49 billion surplus for discretionary spending. The […]
April 2022 Legislative Update
Sponsored Legislation: AB 1701 (Medina) Jump Start Program – creates a five-year grant to the California State University (CSU) system to increase student enrollment in bilingual authorization programs through recruitment and […]
Our April 2022 Legislative Advocate Report
AB 1701 (Medina) Jump Start Program– creates a five-year grant to the California State University (CSU) system to increase student enrollment in bilingual authorization programs through recruitment and retention of […]
Martha Zaragoza-Diaz, advocate and lobbyist to retire
We extend our congratulations to Martha Zaragoza–Díaz on her upcoming retirement and thank her for 25 years of advocacy on behalf of our English learners. Martha has been focused on what is best for students […]
2021-22 Budget Update
The 2021-2022 California State Budget provides an historic investment in our K-12 public education system. The budget invests a total of $123.9 billion overall in K-12 education, the highest level of […]