Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1539593
Budget Bill by the Numbers $28.4 Billion: Projected loss in Medicaid funding for California over the next 10 years, with $1 trillion being cut nationwide. 3.4 Million: Californians at risk of losing Medi-Cal coverage due to federal Medicaid cuts, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. $811 Million: Federal education funding frozen for California schools in July, impacting summer programs, migrant education, and tutoring this summer. Almost all of the funds were released in late July. 1 Million+: California English Learners who were at risk of losing critical language support and enrichment programs due to cuts to Title III funding. Almost all of the funds were released in late July. $2.8–$5.4 billion per year: California's anticipated loss in annual SNAP funding, putting more than 700,000 Californians at risk of losing critical food support. children of agricultural , dair y and fishing workers. Funding for English lan- guage acquisition through Title III was also being illegally impounded. California received about $157 million in 2024–25 for multilingual coaches, curriculum development and professional development for teachers supporting the state's 1.1 million English learners. ere were substantial impacts at the local level — Fresno Unified School Dis- trict stood to lose more than $7 million in federal funding for migrant and English learner programs, while Clovis Unified estimated a potential loss of $2.2 million. "Our students are going to be impacted by the political decision to weaponize funding," CTA Pres- ident David Goldberg said. "ese are students in red and blue counties and rural and urban areas in every corner of California." Attorney General Rob Bonta announced in July that California was part of a coalition of state attor- neys general filing a lawsuit to reverse the illegal impoundment of the funds. "Taken together with his other attacks on educa- tion, President Trump seems comfortable risking the academic success of a generation to further his own misguided political agenda," Bonta said. "But as with so many of his other actions, this funding freeze is blatantly illegal." Pringle says that educators across the country will continue to fight back against Trump's attacks on our public schools and com- munities and fight forward to protect our future and defend our democracy. "Educators and parents will not stand by in silence as Trump terrorizes our com- munities. We will speak out, organize, and fight back because we know what is at stake," Pringle said. "Our students deserve better. Our families deserve better. And we will not rest until every student, no matter their background or ZIP code, has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive." " Our students will be impacted by the political decision to weaponize funding. These are students in red and blue counties and rural and urban areas in every corner of California." — CTA President David Goldberg 32 cta.org Feature