Sacramento, CA – Today, the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) issued the following statement from President and CEO Myrna Castrejón in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s release of his proposed 2020-2021 budget:
“We applaud Governor Newsom for continuing his commitment to address the needs of the whole child and improve teaching and learning in our public education system. As a long-time ally in the fight for full and fair funding for all public schools, we are happy to see new and increased investments overall in K-12 funding as well as the specific investments for charter school facilities, teachers and teacher recruitment, and special education funding reforms. These are key levers to improve student outcomes and fundamental to improving equity, access and inclusion for our neediest students.”
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