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

Mar 18, 2026 - Specifically, they identified three main issues: Unclear Lines of Accountability. One consistent criticism was that no one entity could be held accountable for educational quality and results. The studies concluded that none of the main actors could establish clear policy goals and align state administration with those goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - Required COE Metrics Not Particularly Relevant for Assessing Quality of Programs. Given the student population that COEs serve, the existing state ‑required metrics are not well suited to assessing the quality of their educational programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - As a condition of receiving CCDF, the state must comply with a number of requirements, such as providing some matching funding as well as spending at least 12 percent of CCDF funds on quality improvement activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The proposal effectively shifts that cost from this year to future budgets —helping address the current budget problem on a one ‑time basis, but adding to the large budget deficits the state is projecting over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - DDS has stated that it is evaluating whether to incorporate parts of the canceled Reimbursement System Project into its ongoing IT project for regional centers ’ case management and accounting systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - This program accounts for $3.9  million (70  percent) of the Center ’s ongoing state General Fund support. Capital Fellows Program Is a Hands ‑On Learning Experience for Those Interested in State Government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - This approach would be well ‑aligned with the existing accountability system, but would require the state to revise its ESSA plan and potentially make other changes to its accountability system to remain in compliance with federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Receiving a status update would give the Legislature an opportunity to determine whether the proposed guidelines provide sufficient accountability for schools and whether existing funding is sufficient to support accreditation costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - To receive a grant renewal, high schools must agree to be evaluated annually on 12  program quality indicators (such as curriculum and instruction requirements, leadership development, industry involvement, career guidance, and accountability).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - Additional modifications might include “hardening ” facilities to reduce their risk of catching fire in forested areas, adding air filtration systems to lessen smoke exposure, or elevating structures along the coast to accommodate occasional flooding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586