Phone: 916-319-0818 State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Praises the Highest Level of Funding Ever for Public Education in Governor’s Budget Update
Proposed investments build on priority areas championed by State Superintendent before and during the pandemic
SACRAMENTO State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today praised Governor Gavin Newsom’s revised budget for fiscal year 2021–2022, which proposes key investments in areas the California Department of Education has championed both before the pandemic disrupted public education, and during its most urgent time of need.
“I commend Governor Newsom for his commitment and partnership in putting education, our youth, and California’s future first,” Thurmond stated. “With the highest level of funding ever for K–12 schools an increase of $8.2 billion over the Governor’s proposed budget in January we will not only help close the gaps that widened during the pandemic, but will rise to new h