Gov. Newsom unveils Golden State Literacy plan at Clinton Elementary, highlights funding and statewide initiatives

Governor Gavin Newsom visited Clinton Elementary School in Compton on a visit focused on early literacy and K‑3 reading initiatives. He announced the Golden State Literacy Plan and described a package of state funding and program expansions intended to increase screening, coaching and instructional supports for California students.

Newsom said the plan includes $28,700,000 to fund a comprehensive literacy screener developed with the University of California San Francisco and $25,000,000 for professional development on the screener, both of which he said will be operational in the fall. He said the state will seek additional funding from the Legislature to expand reading coaches and specialists, and outlined larger investments for early education and expanded learning time, including $2.1 billion for universal transitional kindergarten and an increase in funding intended to reduce TK class sizes; and a $4.4 billion expansion for After School for All and…