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Educators union sues California, alleging billions missing from public school funding
September 16, 2026 // Facing their own statewide budget deficits, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators "deliberately underfunded the schools" by $1.9 billion in 2024-25 and by $3.9 billion in 2025-26, the California Teachers Association said in a suit in Sacramento County Superior Court. It was filed against Newsom's finance director, Joe Stephenshaw, and several defendants who were unnamed but clearly included the governor.