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Lasherica Thornton

Reporter · US

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Sep 18, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Lasherica Thornton

    state program now puts $3,000 in the pockets of foster, Covid-bereaved youth entering adulthood (opens the original)

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    Unlike her friends, when Izel Casillas, 19, a sophomore at the University of California, Davis, moved into her first apartment, she did it without the support of her immediate family. She and her older sister had been in the foster care system since being removed from their home at ages 14 and 15. This summer, however, Casillas learned she had been awarded $3,000 as part of a recently launched state program that provides money for longtime foster youth and low-income children who lost a parent d

  2. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Lasherica Thornton

    CA governor, Trump administration challenge businesses to fund child savings accounts (opens the original)

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    Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday threw his support behind Trump Accounts, encouraging California families to claim the federally created child savings account even as questions remain about the program. So far, about 600,000 accounts have reportedly been created for California kids. He also announced the Golden State Challenge, a public-private partnership with Invest America, the initiative formed alongside Trump Accounts, that will designate business and philanthropic donations to both the Trump Ac

  3. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · Lasherica Thornton / EdSource

    Fresno Unified shrinks budget gap to start school year, but tough decisions remain (opens the original)

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    This story was originally published by EdSource. A boost of $52.5 million in state funding gave Fresno Unified School District some much-needed relief amid its budget woes. An extra $33 million in ongoing funding and roughly $19.5 million in one-time funds cut its projected deficit from $59 million to $23 million this school year. But the additional funding did not stop the district from eliminating hundreds of positions, nor has it resolved the underlying financial pressures driving its budget

  4. Article · Aug 6, 2026 · Lasherica Thornton

    California families won’t owe taxes on money in Trump Accounts, thanks to law change (opens the original)

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    Thousands of California newborns — and millions of children nationwide — are eligible for free money through a new federally backed “Trump Account.” The newly launched accounts are child savings with $1,000 seed deposits for some children. Family members, employers, nonprofits and government entities can contribute thousands to the money-growing investment accounts, which give families another option to build long-term wealth for their children. California families can now take full advantage of

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