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    68°F
    Tuesday, September 1st 2026

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    Increased spending on California public schools has not raised achievement. Here’s what’s next

    CA Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the media during a signing of Bill AB1454 on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.  At right is then-LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
    If anything, maintaining high levels of school funding will be difficult because the state has been running multibillion-dollar deficits in recent years, and deferring school aid has been one tool available to close budget gaps.
    CA Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the media during a signing of Bill AB1454 on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.  At right is then-LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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    CA Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the media during a signing of Bill AB1454 on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.  At right is then-LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

    Increased spending on California public schools has not raised achievement. Here’s what’s next

    If anything, maintaining high levels of school funding will be difficult because the state has been running multibillion-dollar deficits in recent years, and deferring school aid has been one tool available to close budget gaps.
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    CA Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the media during a signing of Bill AB1454 on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.  At right is then-LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

    Increased spending on California public schools has not raised achievement. Here’s what’s next

    If anything, maintaining high levels of school funding will be difficult because the state has...
    • Gavin Newsom still doesn’t understand the limits of his power

    • California’s ballot argument rules give tax proponents an unfair advantage

    • California needs to build — not regulate — its way out of the housing crisis

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