California’s Politically Fraught School Reopening Plan Up for Vote

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🗓️ 3 March 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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California school districts will receive $2 billion to open public schools through second grade by April 1st. That’s according to an agreement reached by Governor Newsom and Democratic legislators on Monday. The thorny issue of school re-openings has plagued the state for nearly a year, with school boards, teachers unions, and parents at odds over when and how to do it safely. We’ll break down the proposed deal, which will be voted on by the state legislature on Thursday, and hear why the issue is so fraught politically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:44.4	Governor Gavin Newsom and state legislators reached an agreement on Monday that would provide $4.6 billion to support school reopenings, plus another $2 billion for districts that reopened by April 1st. The issue of school reopenings has plagued the state for nearly a year, with school boards, teachers' unions, and parents at odds over when and how to do it safely. We'll get a breakdown of the proposed deal.
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2:15.8	Hello and welcome to Forum. I'm Ariana Prail. As you know, Forum is changing.
2:19.0	Mina Kim has been named the host of the statewide 10 to 11 a.m. hour and we'll be bringing you lots of different voices in this hour as we search for a new
2:24.0	host at 9 a.m. And now onto today's topic, California's new school reopening plan that could
2:29.9	send up to $6.6 billion to schools is headed for a vote tomorrow after Governor Newsom and the
2:35.8	state legislature struck a deal. But even with the proposed deal, this remains a very sticky
2:40.5	situation. So let's talk about it. Joining me now is Guy Marzorati, reporter and producer with
2:45.5	KQED's California Politics and Government Desk. Welcome back to forum, Guy. Great to be here.
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