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California taxpayers spent $4 billion on 401,000 students no longer in the state’s public schools
California’s public schools were spared in the state’s 2025 budget, but that doesn’t mean the state’s school districts should breathe a sigh of relief. The final state budget, approved by lawmakers, aimed to close the $46.8 billion state deficit but left …