The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The remaining programs are primarily designed for low ‑income, working families that have not participated in CalWORKs. Families are generally eligible for subsidized child care if they have a family income of less than 85  percent of the state median income ($93,418 annual income for a family of three and $108,237 annual income for a family of four in 2025 ‑26) and have a demonstrated need for  child  care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - An accreditation process could be designed to focus on implementation practices, rather than more bureaucratic compliance reporting. Making funding contingent on accreditation also could create a strong incentive for schools to effe ctively implement the community schools model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Specifically, it made the SBE responsible for “all  questions of policy ” and designated the SPI as an administrator who would implement the board ’s policies. It solidified this structure in 1921 when it consolidated the state ’s administrative functions under a new Department of Education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Since the ELPAC was not designed with younger TK students in mind, the major concern was that students who were developing language normally for their age could be misidentified as English learners. Statewide data also showed that TK students were being identified as English learners at higher rates than kindergarteners.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Historically, some CSU campuses and academic programs have been designated as impacted, meaning they have more student demand than enrollment slots. To manage student demand, impacted campuses and programs adopt stricter admissions criteria than the minimum systemwide eligibility requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - The law also exempts reserves that are legally restricted to specific activities and reserves designated for specific purposes by a district’s governing board. In addition, a district can receive an exemption from its county office of education for up to two consecutive years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - Additionally, when SBE approves a charter on appeal, they must designate, in consultation with the charter school, whether the school district or COE in which the charter operates will provide oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - The specific role of a coach or specialist varies, but may include designing curriculum, supporting teachers in developing lesson plans, implementing interventions for students, and administering assessments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - The CTE credential in designated subjects is issued to individuals who are deemed qualified to teach in 1 of 15 subject areas, including Arts, Media, and Entertainment. This credential requires individuals to have at least a high school diploma and three years of work experience in one of the designated areas, or one year of work experience  plus 48 units of college coursework in the same area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - Based solely on one priority measure —that more than half of students be low income or English Learners —at least two ‑thirds of school districts would be designated as meeting the high ‑priority characteristics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562