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

Mar 18, 2026 - These standards define what students should know and be able to do in each grade level. The SBE also approves guidance for teaching these standards, known as curriculum frameworks. In addition, it approves instructional materials that align with these standards and frameworks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2019-20 Budget: Creating an Integrated Education Data System

May 6, 2019 - In effect, the Legislature would be appropriating funds for a project without knowing what it would get in return and without any assurance that the final product would be consistent with its priorities. . . .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4026

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Without data on why candidates declined the program and information on if they participated in anoth er fellowship program, it is difficult to know if increasing salaries will lead to a meaningful increase in accepted  offers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2019 - For example, the Legislature could require AP agencies to report on what happened to families after they participated in the pilot. Knowing, for example, if a family was able to enroll in subsidized care or have its emergency resolved in another way could inform the state in determining the benefits of the pilot program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048

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

Feb 4, 2026 - The proposal effectively shifts that cost from this year to future budgets —helping address the current budget problem on a one ‑time basis, but adding to the large budget deficits the state is projecting over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - Given that most of the one-time state programs do not yet have expenditure reports available or were just recently enacted, the state will not know for some time how funding has been spent. However, recent spending data for 2021-22 provide a snapshot of spending as of June 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Computer Science Proposals

Mar 10, 2020 - The state has adopted academic content standards that describe what students are expected to know by the end of each grade in each subject. Chapter  876 of 2014 (AB  1539, Hagman) required the state to consider adopting computer science content standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4198

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - This also would allow schools to develop a better understanding of what they must do to meet accreditation  standards. Assess Funding Level for Technical Assistance Centers. The Legislature may want to assess whether the proposed funding level for technical assistance is sufficient given the increased number of schools that will be supported on an ongoing basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - Whereas the first advisory board would examine whether the data system is providing actionable information, the second advisory board would examine whether the public is aware of the data system and knows how to use the information in it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - Additional modifications might include “hardening ” facilities to reduce their risk of catching fire in forested areas, adding air filtration systems to lessen smoke exposure, or elevating structures along the coast to accommodate occasional flooding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586