The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

Mar 6, 2026 - The 2021-22 budget included $15  million one-time Proposition  98 General Fund for Computer Science Supplementary Authorization Incentive Grants. These funds are intended to support teachers who are pursuing computer science supplementary authorizations that allow them to teach computer science classes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - The remaining $15  million will be awarded to a COE to provide training to literacy coaches throughout the state. LEAs receiving these grants must submit interim and final reports on the use of funds by June 30, 2027 and June 30, 2029, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Districts would be required to administer the screener within 60 days of a student beginning to participate in TK, but no later than December 15. Districts would also be required to share with CDE the number of mul tilingual learners identified using the screener.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Trailer legislation scheduled the payment for 2014 ‑15 (later changed to 2015 ‑16). In October 2010, the state recognized a $1.8  billion increase to its previous estimate of the 2009 ‑10 guarantee. It made an initial payment of $300  million but did not schedule any future payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Additionally, suspension rates for Cohort 1 grantees declined by 15  percent more (0.52  percentage points) than similar schools. The improvement in student outcomes was reported across student subgroups, however, the improvements were shown to be most significant for Black students, English learners, and socioeconomically disadvantaged students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Test   1 —the most commonly used test over the past 15 years —is based on a share of General Fund revenue and is unaffected by attendance. For  Test  2 and Test 3, the state applies the percentage change in ADA to the prior year ’s funding level, along with an inflation adjustment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - These results are similar to our previous findings based o n 2 014 ‑ 15 d ata.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - The Governor also proposes $15  million for the Superintendent of Public Instruction, subject to approval of the State Board of Education, to select one or more COEs to provide training to develop literacy coaches.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

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

Feb 15, 2024 - Figure 15 shows lunches served by category in 2018 ‑19 compared to 2022 ‑23. Although the total number of lunches served was relatively stable, schools served 78  million more lunches in the paid category in 2022 ‑23 compared to 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss

Apr 23, 2021 - An LEA ’s funding allocation is reduced by 1  percent for each day between April 1 and May 15, 2021 that the in-person instruction requirements are not met. LEAs that do not offer in-person instruction on or before May 15, 2021 will not receive any funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4417