The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Computer Science Proposals

Mar 10, 2020 - Between 2015 ‑16 and 2018 ‑19, CTC issued a total of 151 supplementary authorizations in computer science. Most high school teachers with the computer science supplementary authorization taught either math or science.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4198

The 2022-23 Budget: Expanded Learning Programs

Feb 16, 2022 - In our conversations with experts, districts that received minimum grants in 2021 ‑22 found it difficult to implement a new program, particularly if they did not have any preexisting after school programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4545

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program 1,580 ELOP = Expanded Learning Opportunities Program and EL/LI = English learner or low ‑income. ELOP Tiers Have Different Programmatic Requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - In addition, given the lack of detail currently in the Governor’s proposals, it is difficult to determine how they would interact with the state’s existing system of support. Achievement Gaps Gaps Between Several Student Groups Examined.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

Update on School District Retiree Health Benefits

Sep 25, 2017 - In most of these districts, benefits extend between age 67 and 70 or last between three and seven years upon retirement. In the remaining 7 percent of districts, retirees receive health benefits for life.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3704

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - Although CalSTRS recently reported investment returns far above its long ‑term target, these returns are unlikely to reduce required district contributions. Under the funding plan the Legislature adopted in 2013 ‑14, the state General Fund is responsible for most of the volatility in CalSTRS ’ investment returns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473

Update on the Progress of the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Nov 18, 2021 - However, between then and the end of the funding plan in 2046, CalSTRS may experience lower-than-assumed investment returns in any number of years, resulting in new losses and the accrual of new UAO.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4475

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program [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/4977

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Specifically, the program is intended to increase the number of CTE ‑aligned pathways for high ‑wage, high ‑demand jobs that incorporate A ‑G course requirements and/or provide students with an opportunity to earn college credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - As Figure  2 shows, the gap between California and the national average steadily closed from 2005 to 2019, but has remained relatively flat since 2019. The gap between the state and the national average is driven by the outcomes for economically disadvantaged students, which NAEP defines as students with family incomes below 130  percent of the federal poverty level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012