Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Newsom proposes increased funding to California’s colleges and universities to mitigate Covid-19 impact - MICHAEL BURKE AND ASHLEY A. SMITH, EdSource

 Other new investments in the community college system include: $100 million in one-time spending to support students in need of food and housing; $23.1 million to cover the costs of additional student  enrollments; $30 million for mental health services and computer access and equipment for students to help students bridge the digital divide; and $15 million in one-time funding for open-source textbooks to offset what he called the “usurious costs” of textbooks

https://edsource.org/2021/newsom-proposes-increased-funding-to-californias-colleges-and-universities-to-mitigate-covid-19-impact/646539