A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Treatment of Teacher Contributions Also Increase District Unfunded Liabilities

Feb 2, 2016 - When the Legislature passed the CalSTRS funding plan, administration documents characterized the cost sharing as follows: districts would pay $47 billion, the state would pay $20 billion, and teachers would pay $8 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3335

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

Feb 6, 2019 - As you journey through the report, you will be exposed to information on everything from student diversity and achievement gaps, to student aid and borrowing, to faculty salaries and rising pension costs, to the requirements for becoming a teacher or doctor in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3924

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce [Publication Details]

Mar 7, 2025 - In this brief, we assess the Governor’s 2025-26 educator workforce proposals and provide associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Many of the state ’s other programs lacked evaluation requirements to determine whether the programs helped to address teacher shortages. State Has Limited Information About Effectiveness of Golden State Teacher Grant and National Board Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Conclusion

Feb 2, 2016 - The policy employs an abstract calculation that estimates what CalSTRS ’ unfunded liabilities would be today had the state ’s elected leaders made different decisions about teacher pensions in the past.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3339

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - Pension Rates and Costs Have Been Growing. School and community college employees generally participate in one of two state pension systems. The California State Teachers ’ Retirement System administers pension benefits for teachers, administrators, and other certificated employees, whereas the California Public
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3897

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - To receive funding, a state must submit a plan to the Secretary of Education that outlines the state ’s approach to CTE and confirms that the state complies with certain federal regulations. For example, states must ensure CTE programs are aligned with math and English language arts standards, agree to provide technical assistance to school districts, and submit student outcome data (such as pathway completion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

CalSTRS Pension Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 12, 2019 - CalSTRS Pension Proposals [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only. The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3974

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2024 - In this brief, we evaluate the Governor’s novel proposal to allow schools to keep $8 billion of cash disbursements above the minimum requirement without recognizing the budgetary impact of those payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4840

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - This is the state ’s budget . After this plan is put into law, the executive branch executes it on a cash basis. That is, on a daily basis, the state ’s tax agencies collect revenues, the State Controller pays the state ’s bills, and the State Treasurer invests any of the state ’s cash that is currently unused.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840