CalMatters: Digging Out: Newsom Outlines Plan To Cover State Budget Deficit
January 11, 2024 – CalMatter’s* Capitol reporters, Mikhail Zinshteyn and Sameea Kamal, summarize reactions to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2024-2025 budget proposal, which [...]
EdSource: Rainy day fund would bail out schools, community colleges in Newsom’s 2024-25 state budget
January 10, 2024 – EdSource’s John Fensterwald analyzes current TK-12 and higher education funding in California, which has been steadily increasing since 2012, and provides a deep analysis of [...]
Monterey County Weekly: Proposed state budget tries to thread the needle on closing a shortfall and advancing big ideas.
January 10, 2024 – Monterey County Weekly’s Sara Rubin covers toplines from California Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2024-2025 budget proposal, as the state faces a projected $38 billion [...]
Deborah Sims, Ed.D.
Deborah Sims, Ed.D., (she/her/hers) is a management consultant offering customized executive level leadership and organization advisory services. In collaboration with the California School [...]
Sheila Bapat
Sheila Bapat (she/her/hers) joined Public Advocates in 2024 as Director of Philanthropic Engagement. Sheila spent much of her career working in philanthropic intermediaries, building grantmaking [...]
Ben Murphy
Ben Murphy (he/him/his) joined Public Advocates as a Legislative Coordinator in November 2024. He works to support the advocacy goals of the Metropolitan Equity and Education Equity teams in the [...]
Rachel Murphy
Rachel (she/her/hers) is Senior Legislative Counsel on the Education Equity Team. Rachel cares deeply about providing children and youth with the supports they need to thrive and ensuring [...]
Allyson Osorio
Allyson Osorio is a passionate champion for civil rights, focusing on advancing the rights and opportunities of California’s youth. Her expertise in education policy, external relations, [...]
