The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - In 2024, only 44  percent of California ’s fourth graders met or exceeded state standards in English language arts, and 41  percent met or exceeded state standards in math. California also has historically scored lower than the national average on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a set of national exams administered by the federal government every two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - However, 41  percent of school districts and charter schools report they do not intend to make updates to facilities. Governor’s Proposal Increases Funding by $690   Million to Implement TK Expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

How Did California Schools Spend Common Core Implementation Funding?

Jun 10, 2016 - California, along with 41 other states, adopted the Common Core State Standards for English and math in 2010. The 2013-14 state budget package included $1.25 billion in Proposition 98 funding for implementing the new standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3483

The 2022-23 Budget: School Nutrition

Feb 8, 2022 - For example, in 2019 ‑20, school districts that participated in the federal National School Lunch Program generally received $3.50  per free lunch, $3.10 per reduced ‑price lunch, and 41  cents per paid lunch.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4519

Evaluating California’s System for Serving Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Jan 4, 2018 - In 2015 ‑16, California provided early intervention services to about 41, 000 i nfants and toddlers with special needs. These infants and toddlers either have a disability (such as a visual or hearing impairment) or a significant developmental delay (such as not beginning to speak or walk when expected).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3728

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - Of this amount, $4.7  billion (58  percent) is state General Fund, $3.3  billion (41  percent) comes from student tuition and fee revenue, and $64  million (0.8  percent) is other state funding (primarily lottery revenue).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - From the initial $10  million provided in 2016 ‑17, CTC awarded grants to 41 institutions. Many grantees began enrolling undergraduate students in their integrated programs in 2018 ‑19. By 2019 ‑20, a total of 629 undergraduate students were enrolled in an integrated program, and 72  individuals had obtained their undergraduate degree and teaching credential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556

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

Mar 10, 2020 - In 2018 ‑19, 41  percent of high school students in California attended a school offering at least one computer science course. These schools have a slightly lower share of low-income students (53  percent) than the statewide average (57  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4198

Re-Envisioning County Offices of Education: A Study of Their Mission and Funding

Feb 6, 2017 - Figure 5 Two ‑Part Local Control Funding Formula for COEs 2 016 ‑17 Rates Alternative Education Eligible student population Students who are (1)  under the authority of the juvenile justice system, (2)  probation referred, (3)  on probation, or (4)  mandatorily expelled Base funding Supplemental funding for EL/LI and foster youth students 35 percent of base rate b Concentration funding Additional
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3547

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2019 - The May Revision includes $41 million in 2019-20 (increasing to $54 million in 2020-21) to implement certain changes to CalWORKs Stage 1 child care. Specifically, the May Revision proposes to lengthen the amount of time a family stays in Stage 1 child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048