State budget

San Diego Unified announces that classrooms and campuses will remain closed at the start of the school year and that students would begin the academic year exclusively online.

San Diego Unified announces that classrooms and campuses will remain closed at the start of the school year and that students would begin the academic year exclusively online.

The California Legislature on Friday finished work on a state spending plan that closes an historic $54.3 billion deficit by temporarily raising taxes on businesses, cutting funding to courts, colleges and state worker salaries, and delaying billions of dollars in payments to public schools. The $202.1 billion budget marks an incredible reversal for the nation’s most populous state, which just…

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday declared a state budget emergency, citing California’s $54.3 billion budget deficit, clearing the way fpr more funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic, according to a release from his office.

The San Diego Unified School District approved a plan that will allow students to return to campus August 31, the first day of school, while still offering a distance learning option for students who aren’t ready to come back to campus.

Children will allowed to return to school following the approval of a plan that gives parents the option on on-site learning or online learning.

NBC 7’s education reporter Rory Devine has the latest on SDUSD’s plan to reopen schools come Aug. 31.

The California Legislature will meet Monday to pass a budget for these uncertain times, without knowing how much money they have to spend and without an agreement with Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose veto pen could force lawmakers to start over. The result will be a speculative spending plan that leaves cash-strapped local governments and public school districts hanging as they…