Calbright spared in California budget deal

Education Dive

Hallie Busta

June 23, 2020

Dive Brief:

• Calbright, California’s fledgling online community college, will be funded for the upcoming fiscal year, according to the budget state lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed to Monday.

• However, the college will lose about $45 million in funding, most of which is from a one-time allocation, EdSource reported. Lawmakers could vote as early as Friday.

• The decision comes about two weeks after a state Assembly report called for defunding the experimental program. The college launched last fall.

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