California’s embattled governor on Monday announced a deal with state legislative leaders that will fund school reopenings to the tune of $6.6 billion. The budget package will fund contact tracing efforts, school safety measures, and other aspects of returning to in-person instruction. The rest will go towards expanding children’s opportunities to learn, with one example being summer school. To pressure districts into reopening faster, schools must offer in-person instruction to grades K-2 and all high-needs students regardless of grade by the end of March. If they do not, they will lose 1 percent of eligible funds every day they delay. “Single mothers in particular, that are celebrating I imagine this day, compared to many other previous days,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, told a press conference. “So many of our kids and caregivers are celebrating this day because we all are united around coming back safely into the schools …