While the State Schools Chief is praising new state budget increases for education, Nevada County’s Superintendent of Schools says it’s nothing dramatic. Holly Hermanson says she does appreciate the ongoing support for such things as after-school programs, teacher preparation, and professional development…

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The state budget also includes more funding for early education and child care, including rate increases for child care providers, cost-of-living adjustments, and a few more state preschool slots, starting in March of next year…

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Overall funding for Proposition 98, the voter-approved constitutional guarantee for a minimum level of education money, is nearly $3 billion more than the previous budget.