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Newsom reverses on long-sought paid leave benefit for teachers in California

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By Annie Sciacca Verified
| Chico News & Review Verified
California lawmakers gave public school teachers 14 weeks of paid leave in the state’s new budget, a long-sought benefit for the largely female workforce. Gov. Gavin Newsom previously opposed similar measures. Monkey Business Images / Deposit Photos. California public school teacher Mollie Blustein planned her pregnancy so that her daughter would arrive during summer break.
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Newsom Reverses On Long-Sought Paid Leave Benefit For California Teachers

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By Annie Sciacca Verified
| Drugs.com
By Annie Sciacca and KFF Health News HealthDay Reporters Medically reviewed by Drugs.com via HealthDay FRIDAY, July 31, 2026 (HealthDayNews) — California public school teacher Mollie Blustein planned her pregnancy so that her daughter would arrive during summer break. But when the elementary school teacher went into premature labor and delivered her baby two weeks before the end of school, she faced another stressor: a huge pay cut.
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Newsom Reverses On Long-Sought Paid Leave Benefit For California Teachers

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By Annie Sciacca Verified
| HealthDay Verified
FRIDAY, July 31, 2026 (HealthDayNews) — California public school teacher Mollie Blustein planned her pregnancy so that her daughter would arrive during summer break. But when the elementary school teacher went into premature labor and delivered her baby two weeks before the end of school, she faced another stressor: a huge pay cut. The majority of California’s roughly 300,000 teachers don’t have access to the state-funded paid leave program that most new parents in the private sector do.
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