Sacramento Scene New Budget Department of Education Update Opening Up News & Views FFA Students Make a Digital Discovery 5K for FFA is Right Around the Corner! EdSource: Funding for schools, community colleges to break $100 billion in Gov. Newsom’s proposed budget

Sacramento Scene: New Budget By: Matt Patton, CATA Executive Director At the beginning of January, California Governor Gavin Newsom made public a $286.4 billion budget proposal for the 2022-23 year. The proposed budget is 9% larger than last year’s budget. If passed, this budget would be the largest in California’s history. It is estimated that there will be a $21 billion surplus of discretionary money in addition to the billions of additions for schools, pension programs, and the rainy day fund (Cal Matters, 2022). Read More Opening Up! By: Charles Parker, California Department of Education, State FFA Advisor As we enter 2022, I can’t help but dream about what great experiences our students will have. No, I am not naive to think we will ever get back to what “normal” used to be. But I am an optimist and can see good times ahead. Read More FFA Students Make a Digital Discovery By: Hayley Kaae During the FFA OUTSKIRTS Marketing Summer Internship, students discovered most local brick-and-mortar businesses they researched didn’t have correct contact information, products, or services accessible for online searches. They learned the foundation of digital marketing: accurate and consistent business information optimizes a business’ online presence.  Read More

5K for FFA is Right Around the Corner! By: Maureen Funk, Development Director, California FFA Foundation Looking for an FFA activity above the chapter level that adds to your chapter’s FFA Week experience? Looking for a way to promote both physical and mental health amongst your FFA membership? The 5K for FFA is the way! The 5K for FFA is a great opportunity to engage students, promote FFA, raise health awareness, and raise money to support the members of the California FFA!

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The 4th Annual Blue Corduroy Classic is on January 31st! Blue Corduroy Classic benefits over 95,000 FFA students across California. The auction takes place on January 31st each year. Donations will be auctioned off with the help of Show Circuit Online Sales, sconline.com. This sale has generated over $50,000 in donations. The donations offset the cost of leadership conferences, career development events, and many other activities for the young people that wear the Blue and Gold jackets. Last year’s auction reached thousands of supporters across the nation. The event is promoted through all of California FFA’s social media platforms, the California FFA Foundation E-Newsletters, and the calaged.org website. Thanks to Blue Corduroy Classic sponsor American National, each donation will be doubled up to $5,000. The online auction site, SC Online Sales, generated over 7,200 views of the 40 items listed. The social media campaign for Blue Corduroy Classic was seen by 78,735 people, and campaign content was displayed for 176,624 impressions. Clicks to the auction site from social media totaled 1,354.

EdSource: Funding for schools, community colleges to break $100 billion in Gov. Newsom’s proposed budget Funding for schools and community colleges will rise to more than $100 billion for the first time under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for next year, as state revenues continue to surge amid a pandemic that is filling hospitals and continuing to throw businesses and Californians off-kilter.

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