The 2017-18 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

Mar 30, 2017 - The second time (known as “P-2 ”) runs from the beginning of the school year through April 15 and is certified in June. The third time (known as “Annual ”) covers the entire school year and is certified in February of the following school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3638

Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - African American students, on average, miss much more school than other students. Twenty percent of African American students are chronically absent —meaning absent for 10  p ercent or more of the school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - These closures affected an average of about 950,000 students per year in 2017‑18 through 2019‑20. Schools and child care providers will need to plan for how they can maintain continuity of education and services—particularly for more vulnerable and impacted students—as climate change disruptions become more frequent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Fiscal Oversight Proposals

Mar 19, 2020 - Background School Districts Must Have Their Budgets Approved by Their County Office of Education (COE). Before the start of each fiscal year, districts are required to submit their locally developed budget plans to their respective COEs for review.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4204

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - This incentive may be most likely to affect how districts address borderline cases, such as a three ‑year old with slow speech development, where it may be difficult to determine whether the child needs special intervention to catch up to peers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345

A Historical Review of Proposition 98

Jan 18, 2017 - Over the past 26  years, actual school funding has been higher than the workload –based simulation 13  years and lower the other 13  years. Over the long term, schools have not received notably more or less than they would have received under this traditional budgeting approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3526

The 2020-21 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 24, 2020 - School districts face fiscal pressures ranging from rising pension costs to higher costs for special education. Though nearly all districts currently hold positive budget ratings, we expect districts to face more difficulty balancing their budgets in the upcoming year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4174

The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 30, 2018 - New COLA Affects Costs for Other School and Community College Programs. As the figure shows, the Governor ’s budget includes a COLA for several other school and community college programs. For schools, the largest program after LCFF is special education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3816

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - Most school districts, every community college, and some public and private four ‑year institutions voluntarily participate in Cal ‑PASS Plus, a project overseen by the CCC Chancellor ’s Office. Cal ‑PASS Plus links data from participating institutions, then analyzes the data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

Update on School District Retiree Health Benefits

Sep 25, 2017 - Given that the average school employee retires at age 61, these districts are providing health benefits for an average of four years. In 15 percent of districts, retirees receive health benefits until a fixed age beyond 65 or for a fixed number of years after retirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3704