The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - Given the flexibility and local control over these federal funds, schools have a broad range of options to hire and retain qualified, prepared teachers, including teacher service awards, signing bonuses, or student debt payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

The 2016-17 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 18, 2016 - It offers a similarly sized bonus to dual credential holders to return to special education if they are not currently teaching special education. Certain districts within California offer one –time signing bonuses to all new hires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3355

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - As Figure   11 s hows, the share of students with disabilities transferring through the interdistrict permit system is similar to the share for the District of Choice program. Equal Participation by Gender.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

Overview of Special Education in California

Nov 6, 2019 - After remaining at 10. 8  p ercent throughout the early 2000s, the share of students receiving special education has increased steadily every year since 2010 ‑11. In 2017 ‑18, 12. 5  p ercent of California public school students received special education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4110

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - The ARP was signed into law on March  11, 2021 and provides the largest round of funding, totaling $168.1  billion for K-12 and higher education and $39.6  billion for child care. In contrast to the first two federal relief packages, ARP makes notable changes to both the grants to schools and funds available for statewide emergency needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Several signs, however, suggest that the stock market has become overvalued. For example, the ratio of stock prices to corporate earnings (a measure of how expensive stocks are) is near historically high levels ( Figure  5 ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Jan 13, 2025 - These solutions yielded General Fund savings of $11  billion through 2025 ‑26. The Governor ’s budget reduces this amount by $1.3  billion through 2025 ‑26. The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 7, 2018 - Whereas the state ’s new accountability system identifies districts in need of support, the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (201 5) r equires states to provide extra support to the lowest performing 5  p ercent of schools .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3741

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - As shown in Figure  5, the Governor proposes allocating nearly $10  billion of this total to pay down deferred payments from previous years, $5  billion (including $2.1  billion ongoing) for high-poverty schools and districts, nearly $1.4  billion for community colleges, and the remainder (roughly $6  billion) for other K-12 spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

K-12 Education in Context

Jan 26, 2018 - While the total number of K-12 students declined slightly over the past decade, charter school attendance nearly tripled, growing at an average annual rate of 11  percent. In 2016 ‑17, charter schools served 580,000 students (10  percent of the statewide total), up from 210,000 students (3  percent of the statewide total) in 2006 ‑07.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3736