The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 4, 2021 - This post provides background on special education preschool and school Medi-Cal billing, describes the Governor's proposals related to these topics, details our assessments of the proposals, and offers associated recommendations for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4345

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - Explore Opportunities to Promote Inclusive Practices and Early Intervention. With the remaining $ 45  m illion, the Legislature could consider other ways to promote inclusive practices and early intervention.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - Reduces Funding for Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program. The budget reduces one-time funds for the Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program by $150  million. A total of $100  million remains available for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - Inclusive College Technical Assistance Center. The budget provides $2  million ongoing for a COE to serve as the inclusive college technical assistance center. This funding is intended to increase access to post-secondary education and employment opportunities for students with disabilities by increasing the number of inclusive college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

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

K-12 Education in Context

Jan 26, 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/3736

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - For example, eliminating key barriers to promoting inclusive practices likely requires actions beyond funding changes. Surveys of special education teach ers and school districts suggest that key barriers to inclusion include general education teachers feeling unprepared to work with students with disabilities, restrictive program requirements for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - Develops New Inclusive Tools Guide. The budget provides $2  million one time to develop, produce, and disseminate resources on evidence-based inclusive practices for students with disabilities across all identity groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

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 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - The remaining funds are for regulatory work, implementing the Inclusive Early Education Expansion program (created last year), and adding early education-focused staff within the Fiscal and Administrative Services Division.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096