July 2025 Legislative Update
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 […]
Tag: Legislation
Governor’s May Budget Revision Highlights Key Investments in Literacy and English Learners
Governor Newsom’s updated proposed budget—his May Revision—is out, and it is now up to the legislature and the capitol community to engage and respond. Continuing his multi-year planning approach, Governor […]
Celebrating Advocacy Champion Shelly Spiegel-Coleman’s Induction Into the Multilingual Education Hall of Fame
From the classroom to Californians Together, Shelly Spiegel-Coleman has dedicated her life to improving education for all students—no matter what language they speak to their loved ones at home. Last […]
What’s Next? California Districts Can and Must Ensure Schools are Safe and Welcoming Environments for All
Quick Read: The Trump administration has rescinded previous executive guidance that protected sensitive locations, including schools, from immigration enforcement—immigration enforcement is now instructed to use “common sense” instead. Regardless of […]
California Districts Are Seeing Increases in State Seal of Biliteracy Recipients—You Can Thank AB 370
This blog post is the second installment in our ongoing blog series celebrating the State Seal of Biliteracy. The first entry can be found here. Since 2012, California has awarded […]
Celebrating Multilingual Champions and Creating a Vision for the Next 25 Years
Last week, Californians Together was proud to host an event commemorating twenty-five years of policy and advocacy wins by honoring legislative champions of multilingual education. Over 100 education policy professionals […]