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

Mar 18, 2026 - Chief state school officer is elected. 9 State board of education is elected. State board of education appoints chief state school officer. 7 Note: Ten other states use less commonly adopted governance models.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

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

Feb 4, 2026 - This analysis suggests that the state could expect 2025 ‑26 revenues to be as much as $9  billion higher or lower than the updated estimates it will have in May. If revenues fall short of projections by $9  billion, the guarantee would decrease by about $3.5  billion relative to the May estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - This decline is likely to be the main factor affecting school attendance over the next several years, and we estimate corresponding attendance decreases of about 1 percent per year (Figure 9). We expect the decline to yield only minor cost savings in 2026‑27 because the state funds LCFF based on each district’s attendance in the current year, the previous year, or the average of the three previous years (whichever is highest).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The budget provides CDE with an additional $12  million ($9  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund, $3  million federal funds) to accommodate new workload. Notable augmentations include $2  million for legal costs and $1.7  million to enhance cybersecurity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The  main differences between our estimates  include: Revenue Estimates Higher by $9   Billion. Over the budget window —2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑ 26 —the administration ’s estimates of revenues (excluding policy proposals) are higher than our November 2024 estimate by $9  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - We estimate tha t 4 9 d istricts were participating in the program i n 2 014 ‑15. This total includes th e 4 7 d istricts identified in our previous evaluation and two small districts we identified later.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - The budget provides $9  million one time for this program, bringing total funding to $99  million in 2024 ‑25. The program allows classified employees to deposit a portion of their income earned during the school year into a fund that is to be matched by state funds dollar for dollar and paid out in one or two installments during the summer months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - This amount consists of $1. 9  b illion for LCFF, $ 164  m illion for other school programs (including $ 20  m illion for State Preschool), and $ 239  m illion for community college programs (mainly apportionments).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3897

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Budget Proposals

May 14, 2018 - Under the May Revision, total Proposition 98 funding for K ‑ 12 e ducation in 2018 ‑ 19 i s $67. 9 b illion, reflecting an increase of $2. 2 b illion (3. 4 p ercent) over the revised 2017 ‑ 18 l evel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - Conversely, the 9 ‑12 grade span saw the lowest ADA declines of any grade span (3.1  percent). A major contributing factor may be 12th graders enrolling for a fifth year, as 12th grade enrollment increased by roughly 7,600 students during the  pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595