K-12 Education in Context

Jan 26, 2018 - California ’s Public School System Below, we describe California ’s students, teachers and staff, local education agencies (LEAs), and state education agencies. Students California Has More Than 6  Million Public K-12 Students.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3736

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 7, 2018 - California Per ‑Pupil Spending Ranks in the Middle Among the States.  Based on spending data from 2014 ‑15 (the most recent year for which national data are available), California ranked 29 th in per ‑pupil spending among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3741

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - What specific steps has CalHHS taken to fulfill its cross ‑departmental, cross ‑agency coordination role? Which state agencies and departments have been directly involved in the development of the Master Plan, and what have their unique contributions been?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Funding would be available to local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education (COEs) —for any school that has K ‑3 enrollment and an EL/LI share of at least 94  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - In 2021 ‑22, the state provided $200  million Proposition  98 General Fund to all local education agencies (LEAs) —districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —that operate kindergarten programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - Local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —now are required to provide one free breakfast and one free lunch per school day to any student requesting a meal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - In early 2024, the state agencies involved in the suit announced a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs. The agreement called for the Governor to propose new requirements for the LREBG. The requirements consisted of actions districts would need to take before spending the rest of their grants, including (1)  conducting a needs assessment to identify the students in greatest
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

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

May 14, 2020 - Federal Waivers and Flexibility In addition to providing funding relief, ED and other federal agencies have issued several waivers to expand the allowable uses of existing federal funding and provide greater program flexibility to state and local agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

Evaluation of the School District of Choice Program

Jan 27, 2016 - The current list of low –performing schools is based on student tests taken in 2012 –13 , the last year the state ranked schools under its former accountability system. The state ’s new accountability system, by contrast, currently has no mechanism for ranking schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3331

The 2022-23 Budget: Green School Bus Grants

Feb 10, 2022 - Assigning the new program to CDE would result in different agencies administering two similar programs. Many districts likely would submit funding applications with each agency, and both agencies likely would incur additional workload to coordinate their grant awards and ensure districts receive one grant per bus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4525