The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - Proposition  51 authorized the state to sell $7  billion in general obligation bonds for school facilities. Funding from Proposition  51 will likely be exhausted in 2022-23. The budget package also includes intent language to provide $2.1  billion in 2023-24 and $875  million in 2024-25 to fund the School Facilities Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

The 2022-23 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Sep 29, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2022-23 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4629

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - Districts currently set aside approximately $2.2 billion per year related to this requirement. These funds meet the definition of capital outlay for SAL purposes, and so the administration’s SAL calculations propose school districts exclude this spending from their limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance [Publication Details]

May 11, 2022 - In early March, the California Department of Education published the first report of 2021-22 attendance data. In this post, we provide background on the calculation of school attendance, describe findings from the updated data, and discuss a few key issues to provide greater context for the findings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4595

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - These declines are mainly due to declines in the school ‑age population caused by historically low birth rates. As   Figure  3 shows, year ‑to ‑year declines in statewide enrollment and attendance were relatively modest prior to the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

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

Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - For instance, as shown in Figure  1 , from 2008 ‑09 to 2016 ‑17, an average of about 70  schools experienced wildfire ‑related emergency closures each year. In contrast, the state averaged more than 1,600 schools closed due to wildfires annually from 2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2022 - In his January budget, the Governor proposes $2 billion in one-time funding across three programs to increase college and career readiness among high school students. In this post, we provide background on the state’s programs, describe and assess the Governor’s proposals, and provide our recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4562

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - (A similar model, known as “early college high school, ” is a partnership between public schools and a CCC, CSU, or UC campus that allows students to earn a diploma and up to two years of college credit in four years or less.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - CTC competitively awarded grants of $4,000 per participant per year for up to five years to districts, COEs, and schools. 170 2018 ‑19 Provided funding to local efforts to recruit and retain special education teachers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556