Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Federal Funding Perkins V Funding. The federal government provides roughly $1.4  billion in ongoing funding to states and discretionary grantees for high school and postsecondary CTE programs. The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) was signed into law in July 2018, reauthorizing the federal Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Child care services are temporary until family finds longer ‑term child care solution. d 3,245 a Unless otherwise specified, child must be under age 13 and families must earn at or below 85  percent of the state median income to be eligible for subsidized child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - (The figure contains all districts with at leas t 3 00 t otal students and at leas t 2  p ercent of their enrollment transferring in or out through the program.) The top portion shows the effect of the program relative to the alternative in which all students return to their home districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The report criticized the division of responsibilities between the SBE and the SPI for creating a “double ‑headed ” governance structure. It warned that conflict and inefficiency were unavoidable because the two entities had overlapping responsibilities for governing the public school system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

A Historical Review of Proposition 98

Jan 18, 2017 - One of these four cases ( CTA v. Hayes ) had an appellate court ruling, thereby providing legal precedent for future Proposition  98 cases. In CTA v. Schwarzenegger , the parties reached a settlement prior to the superior court ruling.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3526

Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - On average, African American students missed much more school than other students, with a chronic absenteeism rate about double that of Latino and white students in 2017 ‑18. Similarly, they were suspended at nearly double the rate of Latino and white students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

EdBudget Tables (July 2016)

Jul 14, 2016 - Workload and Funding Changes for the California Department of Education 2016-17 Budget Act (In Thousands) Workload Changes Funding a Ongoing or One Time Develop a new video series for teachers about the state ’s English Learner standards and update old documents to conform to these standards. $1,246 b Administer and oversee new dropout and truancy prevention program. 493 Ongoing Ensure schools
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3491

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - v.  State of California ). In early 2024, the state agencies involved in the suit announced a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs. The agreement called for the Governor to propose new requirements for the LREBG.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

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

Nov 19, 2025 - As set forth in the State Constitution, an attendance decline does not reduce the guarantee unless attendance has declined in the two previous years. c As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent. d Includes adjustments to the previous year ’s maintenance factor for growth in per capita personal income and K ‑12 attendance as required by the State Constitution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Nov 10, 2025 - These reports must describe how funds were used to employ coaches and improve school literacy programs, how expenditures impact student literacy, an d how the LEA plans to continue to support literacy coaches past the award period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087