The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Some of the largest spending augmentations proposed include: (1) $60  million to provide additional grants under the Cal Competes program; (2)  the intent to partially restore an ongoing reduction to the trial courts, which, if enacted, would cost $42  million ongoing; and (3)  the Governor ’s proposed expansion to College Corps, which would cost $5  million in 2025 ‑26, but grow to $84  million  ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package

Jan 18, 2018 - The Governor ’s budget provides $125  million in Proposition  98 funding (as well as $42  million in federal funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program) for a competitive grant to increase the availability of inclusive early education care for children from birth through age 5.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3732

The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 18, 2020 - By May, the administration had revised its previous revenue estimates down $ 42  b illion across 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑21. These declines, combined with higher costs for the state ’s safety net programs —including Medi ‑Cal and California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids —resulted in a $54. 3  b illion shortfall in the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4298

Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - For example, only 9  p ercent of students with disabilities and 10  p ercent of foster youth are deemed prepared for college/career, compared to 42  p ercent of all students. Moreover, all these student groups have lower college ‑going rates than the overall population of students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

Discretionary Funds [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2002 - We recommend that, to the extent funds are available, the Legislature provide budget-year funding to continue revenue limit equalization ($42 million) and a reduced Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) offset to revenue limits ($36 million) because these programs (1) provide general purpose funds to local education agencies (LEAs) and (2) meet important legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/843

K-12 Categorical Reform [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - We recommend the Legislature consolidate 43 K-12 categorical programs (totaling $42 billion) into a base grant and three supplemental block grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1744

Charter School Operations and Performance: Evidence from California (RAND Policy Brief) [Publication Details]

Jul 14, 2003 - Charter schools generally do as well as traditional public schools in fostering reading and mathematics achievement even though they receive fewer state funds and employ fewer teachers with full state credentials, according to a report prepared by RAND. The LAO contracted with RAND to perform this evaluation, which was required by Chapter 34, Statutes of 1998 (AB 544, Lempert). See http://www.lao.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1034