The California Teacher's Association will continue airing its attack ad against Gov. Gavin Newsom that claims classrooms "face a monumental crisis" under his budget revision. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images | Staff)
"We agree that we can't go back to where we were," the narrator continues. "Tell lawmakers and Gov. Newsom to pass a state budget that protects public schools for our students and communities."
After Newsom rolled back his initial proposal to education cuts and reached an agreement with the union, CTA president David B. Goldberg later said in a statement: "As always, we will closely monitor any attempt to weaken the constitutional protections behind the Proposition 98 funding guarantee."
"We will continue to work with the Governor and the Legislature to safeguard constitutionally protected school funding for the 2024-25 budget year and beyond," he said.
The new agreement between the governor and CTA pledges a more favorable assessment of Proposition 98 – a 1988 law that guarantees a set funding amount for public schools each fiscal year – ensuring schools receive an additional $5.5 billion in the future.
"This agreement is a smart and balanced policy solution that incorporates feedback from California’s educators," Newsom said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Similar to the proposal in our revised budget, the agreement accomplishes the administration’s primary goals – no cuts to schools in the immediate and long-term future while ensuring budget neutrality. Working together, we are protecting California’s students, families, and educators and putting the state on a fiscally sound and sustainable path."
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said his budget aims to protect "California’s students, families, and educators" while "putting the state on a fiscally sound and sustainable path." (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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The agreement underscores the powerful union's sway in Sacramento as it had threatened to sue Newsom over the proposed cuts. The CTA has been a longtime ally of the Democratic governor, contributing $250,000 to his Yes on Prop 1 committee this year. The union also dished out $1.8 million to Newsom's anti-recall campaign two years ago.
Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
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