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A Closer Look at Governor Newsom’s Final 2022 Budget
Schools, colleges, and universities have just celebrated their alumni’s accomplishments with graduation ceremonies across the state. And here at The Education Trust–West, we are also celebrating the tremendous 2022-23 final state budget, one that rightfully prioritizes the students who face the greatest barriers to a quality education, as all state budgets should. Come fall, too many of those triumphant graduates
A Closer Look at Governor Newsom’s Revised 2022 Budget Proposal
At The Education Trust-West (Ed Trust-West), we’re dedicated to a more equitable California for the students who have been systematically shut out from opportunity. We understand that changing our educational systems so they are more equitable takes money. Now that tax season has passed, we know how much revenue we’re working with: a whopping $55 billion more than the Governor