Governor's proposed budget includes $10 billion in new funding for schools

Governor Jerry Brown released his 2014-15 state budget proposal. In it he proposed $10 billion in new funding for K-12 schools and community colleges, which includes $6 billion to eliminate all deferral payments to local school districts and colleges, as well $244 million for CSU and UC systems of higher education.  This is definitely a welcome change from the deficits of our recent past. The state surplus was made possible by all of your hard work to pass Proposition 30 during the 2012 election. This is the second budget period since its passing that funding cuts for schools hasn't been proposed.