Gavin Newsom pumps $2.4B into struggling California schools — as special ed enrollment skyrockets

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Gavin Newsom is ratcheting up spending on California’s public schools as the number of students with extraordinary needs skyrockets.

Newsom signed away $2.4 billion for special education, part of Newsom’s recently signed California budget, is a stunning 43% increase over last year and is intended to help pay for literacy aides, behavioral health assistance...