California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $6.6 billion deal with state legislative leaders that will fund the reopening of some public school classrooms. The majority of the budget package will finance contact tracing efforts, school safety measures, and other aspects of returning to in-person instruction, with the rest to go toward 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 don’t, they stand to lose 1 percent of eligible funds for every day they delay. “Single mothers, in particular, are celebrating I imagine this day, compared to many other previous days,” Newsom, a Democrat, said at 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 and …