The task force members are discussing monetary and nonmonetary reparations ideas to compensate for slavery and racism and prevent future harms against Black Californians.
Substitute teachers became harder to find after the pandemic closed classrooms, but higher pay and fewer requirements are making the job more attractive.
Newsom projected a drop of $1.5 billion below the $110.4 billion the Legislature approved last June for Proposition 98, the formula that apportions how much of the state’s general fund goes to TK-12 and community colleges.