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May Revise 2024: Young Children Face Challenges Amid Proposed Budget Cuts
Ofelia Medina | Senior Policy Strategist May 30, 2024 The Governor's updated FY 2024-25 state budget proposal, also known as the May Revise, was released on May 10. Similar to his remarks on the January proposal, Governor Gavin Newsom noted that the Revise represented...
May 9, 2024, Board of Commission Meeting Summary
First 5 LA's Board of Commissioners convened in person on May 9, 2024. Vice Chair Summer McBride presided over the meeting, which included votes on the Revised Records Management Policy and Records Retention Schedule and an amendment to an existing strategic...
First 5 Network Responds to State Budget Cut Proposals Impacting California’s Youngest Children
First 5 Network confronts the challenges of state budget cuts on child services and advocates for continued support for children's programs SACRAMENTO, CA (May 14, 2024) - The First 5 Network today expressed disappointment following Governor Newsom’s May Revision in...
Media Campaign to Promote Bilingualism Adds Four New Languages
Christina Hoag | Freelance Writer April 25, 2024 Last year, Spanish and Chinese. This year, Vietnamese, Khmer, Korean and Armenian. The Dual Language Learner Initiative has launched a new media campaign in four additional languages to encourage increased bilingualism...
