Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1533049
2024 Budget Act). Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): The budget includes a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 2.43% for the LCFF. When combined with student attendance adjustments, the budget includes an increase of $2.5 billion in Prop. 98 funding for the LCFF. Total LCFF funding proposed for school districts, charter schools and county offices of education is $84.8 billion in 2025–26. Transitional Kindergarten (TK): Includes a total of $2.4 billion ongoing Prop. 98 funding to support the full imple- mentation of universal transitional kindergarten, so that all children who turn four years old by Sept. 1 can enroll in TK (providing access to roughly 60,000 additional children). The budget also provides an additional $1.5 billion ongoing Prop 98 funding to support further lowering of the average student-to-adult ratio from 12-to-1 to 10-to-1 in every TK classroom. Educator Workforce: Includes the following proposals related to the educator workforce — • Provides $150 million in one-time Prop. 98 funding to provide financial assistance for teacher candidates through a new Teacher Recruitment Incentive Grant Program. • Allocates an additional $100 million in one-time Prop. 98 funding to extend the timeline of the existing National Board Certification Incentive Program to support National Board Certified teachers to teach and mentor other instructional staff in high poverty schools. • Includes $50 million in one-time General Fund monies to support the existing Golden State Teacher Grant Pro- gram to support students enrolled in teacher preparation programs who commit to working in a high-need school site after program completion. Literacy Instruction: Provides $500 million in one-time Prop. 98 funding for TK–12 Literacy and Mathe- matics Coaches, which funds high-poverty schools to train and hire literacy, reading and mathematics specialists to support educators and provide interventions for students with the greatest need, including one-on-one and small- group tutoring. Community Colleges: Total of $14.8 billion for California's community colleges, an increase of $851 million from last year. Includes a 2.43% COLA for Student Centered Funding Formula apportionments. Note: This budget is only a proposal and must be negoti- ated with the Legislature. Our union remains cautious about the state budget proposal, especially the lack of full education funding guaranteed by Proposition 98. "In the coming months, our union will carefully monitor the required funding levels for schools and community colleges to ensure full funding is provided to our students in a timely manner, without unnecessary delay." —CTA President David Goldberg 44 cta.org Advocacy