High school redesign, dropping enrollment’s silver lining plus more budget miscellany

INSIDE EVERY GOVERNOR’S VOLUMINOUS state budget are items that, while not headline-grabbing, are newsworthy and illuminating. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision for 2025-26 is no exception, as four examples illustrate. One invites districts to redesign high schools; another adds a billion dollars to spur growth in learning. A third is a quick fix for a legal obstacle to help young English learners; a fourth reveals an important long-term funding trend. Here are the details.