The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 7, 2018 - In addition, federal law requires states to assess students in science at least once during: ( 1)  g rades 3 t hrough 5, ( 2)  g rades 6  t hrough 9, and ( 3)  g rades 10 t hrough 12. States also are required to assess the English proficiency of English learners each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3741

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - During times when school districts have constrained budgets and need to reduce programs, this may result in LEAs prioritizing community schools spending and making reductions in other areas (such as math tutoring), even if they believe t hese other activities would be more beneficial for  students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Feb 4, 2026 - In practical terms, this approach means being cautious about new commitments; building reserves and other buffers to protect existing school programs; and identifying proposals tha t the Legislature would be willing to delay, reduce, or reject.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Many of these changes will need to occur as a new Governor and new SPI are taking office. The complexity of the transition, however, is not by itself a reason to avoid making improvements. Further Governance Changes Could Be Warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - In 2021, the state increased rates and shifted most providers to the RMR, then began the process of developing a new child care reimbursement rate structure for all child care and State Preschool providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Nov 10, 2025 - Additionally, trailer legislation requires the administration of the program and remaining unspent funds t o be transferred from CDE to CTC on July 1, 2027. Expands the Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists Grant Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - In addition, the Legislature could require LEAs to offer absent students access to additional instructional support outside of t he school day, similar to what they might currently receive through attendance recovery programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

Update on School District Budgets

Nov 16, 2020 - Of this amount, $1.5  billion represents new spending added in districts ’ 45-day revisions. This is likely due to one-time federal funding districts had not included in their adopted June budgets. In Out-Years, School Districts Project Increases in Classified Salaries and Employee Benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4301

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: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - In this brief, we examine the Governor’s proposal to restructure state governance. The first section explains how the current system evolved and describes the main entities and their responsibilities. The second section reviews previous governance studies and explains how governance works in other contexts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5165