What Are California’s Major School Readiness Programs? [Publication Details]

Nov 1, 2015 - What Are California’s Major School Readiness Programs? [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/3890

A Review of Child Care and Preschool Program Flexibilities in Certain Counties

May 13, 2021 - Once determined eligible for part ‑day CSPP, all families remain eligible for the school year. Families seeking employment are eligible for less than 30 hours of services a week. Families that are seeking permanent housing and/or are homeless are eligible for less than 30 hours of services a week.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care

May 14, 2020 - The CARES Act provides $25  million for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program administered by the USDA. Rural school districts and higher education institutions are eligible for funding to help improve distance learning and broadband connections in their area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - The Governor proposes a multiyear effort, with 2021 ‑22 serving as a planning year where school districts would apply for the grants. Selected school districts would then receive funding for the year ‑over ‑year increase in TK students served in the 2022 ‑23 school year, and would receive per ‑pupil grants equivalent to half of the LCFF rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Separate from his proposals to pay down the CalSTRS unfunded liability, the Governor proposes providing $ 700  m illion over the next two years ($ 350  m illion per year) to provide school and community college districts immediate budget relief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals

Mar 16, 2017 - Schools Required to Operate Transitional Kindergarten Same Length of Day as Kindergarten. Under state law, Transitional Kindergarten is the first year of a two ‑year Kindergarten program. If a school district runs Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten programs on the same site, the two programs at that site must be run for the same length of the day.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

California's Education System: A 2019 Guide [Publication Details]

Feb 6, 2019 - This report is a visual guide that covers every major area of California’s education system, with chapters on early education, K-12 education, adult precollegiate education, undergraduate education, graduate education, and education facilities. Throughout the report, we rely almost entirely upon state and federal government data sources and cite the most readily available data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3924

The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals

Feb 24, 2016 - If families instead made similar decisions to families currently in the AP program and relied more heavily on FCCHs and license –exempt care, converting SRR slots into vouchers would cost roughly $25  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3367

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Most notably, the Governor provides a combined $ 900  m illion for six programs aimed at improving school employee training, recruitment, and retention. The budget also provides $ 600  m illion for two new grant programs: (1) $ 300  m illion for grants to help low ‑performing schools and districts improve their performance and (2) $ 300  m illion for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - The Governor proposes to eliminate the requirement that families must be working or in school for their children to be eligible for full ‑day State Preschool. Under the Governor ’s proposal, all three ‑ and four ‑year olds who meet the income requirements would be eligible for the full ‑day program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956