Gov. Gavin Newsom visits with students at Clinton Elementary School in the Compton USD on June 5, where he unveiled the new Golden State Literacy Plan.
Newsom announces Golden State Literacy Plan
August 4, 2025
Standing alongside students and educators at Clinton Elementary School in the Compton USD, Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the Golden State Literacy Plan, a step-by-step strategy that builds on California’s recent progress in reading achievement while expanding investments to ensure every student has the support they need to learn to read and read to learn.
“Literacy is the pathway to success — all of California’s kids deserve to discover the joys and benefits of reading and the power to formulate and express their ideas,” Newsom said, in a news release. “I’m proud to unveil the Golden State Plan for Literacy today to give teachers, schools, and students the power to read — and succeed.”
The plan outlines investments included in the recently approved budget that would further this work, including:
- $500 million for TK-12 Literacy and Mathematics Coaching, which builds upon and expands the existing Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists Grant Program and includes a new opportunity to support mathematics coaching.
- $378.6 million in additional Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant funding for LEAs.
- $40 million in additional funding to support annual reading difficulties screenings for kindergarten, first-, and second-grade students.
- $25 million to launch Literacy and Mathematics Networks to support implementation of state reading and mathematics initiatives.
- $200 million one-time funding to support evidence-based professional learning in literacy instruction for elementary school teachers. This proposal stems from AB 1454 by Speaker Robert Rivas that has brought together a broad coalition to support evidenced-based literacy teaching.
Read the plan at www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/The-Golden-State-Literacy-Plan.pdf.
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