The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 20, 2024 - The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4940

The 2017-18 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 9, 2017 - Recommendations Add Mandate and $25  Million, Along With Shifting Associated Apportionment Funding, Into the K ‑12 Mandates Block Grant. We recommend adding the CAASPP mandate to the K ‑12 mandates block grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3549

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - As a result, schools have reported covering an increasing share of their special education expenditures with local general purpose funding. State Has Provided Significant Special Education Base Augmentations in Recent Years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486

Update on State and School District Reserves [Publication Details]

Apr 5, 2020 - Update on State and School District Reserves [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4216

K-12 Education in Context

Jan 26, 2018 - CTC has an annual budget of around $25  million (special fund) and about 140 employees. The Office of Public School Construction (OPSC), an office within the Department of General Services, reviews school facility projects to determine if they qualify for state bond funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3736

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 2021 - The District of Choice program is one of several laws allowing students to transfer from one school district to another school district. The program is scheduled to sunset on July 1, 2023. This evaluation, prepared at the request of the Legislature, assesses recent trends in the program and provides our recommendations regarding reauthorization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4329

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of Proposition 98 Budget Proposals [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2021 - This handout analyzes the overall architecture of the Governor's plan for school and community college funding, including major spending proposals and underlying estimates of the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4318

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 7, 2018 - Five in Six Students Graduate High School Within Four Years.  Of the cohort of students that entered ninth grade in the 2012 ‑13 school year, 84  p ercent graduated within four years. Of the same cohort, 10  p ercent dropped out of school, 6  p ercent returned to school for a
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3741

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2019 - The May Revision also increases the state share of project costs to 75 percent, reducing the local share from 50 percent to 25 percent for new construction projects and from 40 percent to 25 percent for renovation projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Analysis

Feb 13, 2019 - The state typically covers 60  p ercent of the cost of renovating facilities that are at least 25 years old. For both types of projects, the state can contribute up to 100  p ercent of project costs if districts face challenges in raising their local shares.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3930