{"id":336257,"date":"2026-05-28T18:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/336257\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T18:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:30:11","slug":"california-teachers-association-pours-5-million-into-barrera-campaign-in-final-leg-of-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/336257\/","title":{"rendered":"California Teachers Association pours $5 million into Barrera campaign in final leg of race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t  California Teachers Association pours $5 million into Barrera campaign in final leg of race | EdSource<\/p>\n<p>\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n    \t&#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\tThis story was originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/edsource.org\/updates\/california-teachers-association-pours-5-million-into-barrera-campaign-in-final-leg-of-race\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EdSource<\/a>. Sign up for their <a href=\"https:\/\/edsource.org\/subscribe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">daily newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The California Teachers Association has pumped<a href=\"https:\/\/cal-access.sos.ca.gov\/Campaign\/Candidates\/Detail.aspx?id=1478162&amp;view=lateexpn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> more than $5 million<\/a> into the campaign of Richard Barrera over the last six weeks in an effort to help their candidate break away from the pack in what has been a lackluster race for the California superintendent of public instruction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/edsource.org\/2026\/california-voter-concerns-public-schools\/756039\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">voter survey<\/a> released in April by the Public Policy Institute of California found that none of the 10 candidates for the office had more than 10% of support among likely voters.<\/p>\n<p>Longtime San Diego Unified trustee Barrera, Chino Valley Unified school board President Sonja Shaw, Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, former State Sen. Josh Newman and Los Angeles Community College District board member Nichelle Henderson are among the candidates running for the job.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The California Teachers Association is willing to spend more money, if needed, to ensure Barerra wins the seat, CTA President David Goldberg told <a href=\"https:\/\/voiceofsandiego.org\/2026\/05\/27\/the-learning-curve-unions-drop-5-million-on-barrera-for-state-supe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Voice of San Diego<\/a> earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>EdSource is dedicated to covering in California and nationally. Other publications may republish EdSource articles, online or in print, at no charge, provided adherence to our guidelines. The embed code provided here includes a tracking pixel to enable us to measure the reach of our stories. 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