California Is Spending More Per Student Than Ever. Will Schools Get Better? | Gloria Romero

Siyamak Khorrami

Siyamak Khorrami has been the general manager and chief editor of the Southern California edition of The Epoch Times since 2017. He is also the host of the “California Insider” show, which showcases leaders and professionals across the state with inside information about trending topics and critical issues in California.

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June 3, 2026Updated: June 3, 2026

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California’s K–12 enrollment has fallen by hundreds of thousands of students over the past decade. If fewer students are in the system, where is the money going? Gloria Romero, a former California State Senator and longtime education reform advocate, joins the show to walk through how the state funds its schools and why the outcomes have been so difficult to move.

Views expressed in this video are the opinions of the host and guest and do not necessarily reflect the views of the California Insider Show.

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