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California’s K-12 schools are losing a vital online research lifeline as state funding for the Compass program—worth $5.5 million annually—is cut starting July 2027. Since launching in 2018, Compass has delivered nearly a billion hits, offering vetted, multilingual resources like Britannica, NYT articles, and PBS content—all at a fraction of the cost of individual subscriptions. With the funding gone, students—especially in under-resourced districts—risk falling back on unreliable, ad-laden free sites, jeopardizing privacy and critical thinking. Legislators redirected funds to a dyslexia screener and a lesson-sharing platform, but the reasoning behind the Compass cut remains unexplained. Librarians are now rallying to reverse the decision, warning this move could deepen educational inequality across the state.

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