Wednesday, April 1, 2026

SD Unified & Urban School Districts' Response to the 2026-27 January State Budget Proposal

Hi there, in case you are interested in reporting on it, San Diego Unified School District at the end of last month (March 24) joined other urban California school districts in lobbying Governor Gavin Newsom to:

 

  • Oppose the $5.6 Billion Proposition 98 Funding Withholding and Request the State to Fully Fund the Proposition 98 Guarantee
  • Fund the Annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Above the Statutory Level
  • Funding the Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant and $1.9 Billion Settle-Up
  • Support $2.8 Billion Discretionary Block Grant to Support Local Priorities to Serve Students
  • Support$1 Billion Ongoing for Community Schools in Manner that Sustains Existing Sites and Allows Additional Sites
  • Support the $509 Million Ongoing Funds to Increase the Special Education Base Rates
  • Request One-Time Allocation for Early Learning Behavioral Supports and Early Interventions
  • Request the TK-12 Grade Mandate Block Grant Amounts Be Adjusted with Recently Approved Mandates

 

You can read the details in the attached letter.

 

Thanks, James

 

James Canning (He/Him)

Executive Director

Strategic Communications & Information

San Diego Unified School District

 

Mobile: 313-580-2845

Office: 619-725-5578

Email: Jcanning@sandi.net

 

4100 Normal Street

San Diego, CA 92103

 

www.sandiegounified.org