The 2020-21 Budget: Fresno Integrated K-16 Education Collaborative

Mar 11, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Fresno Integrated K-16 Education Collaborative Fresno Integrated K-16 Education Collaborative Introduction In this post, we analyze the Governor ’s proposal to establish the Fresno Integrated K-16 Education Collaborative (the Collaborative).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4199

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - (The measure also provides $8.5  billion for K-12 school facilities.) These funds may be used for various purposes, including constructing new buildings, renovating existing buildings, acquiring land, and purchasing equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - As we discuss in The 2026‑27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K‑12 Spending Plan , the Governor’s budget appropriates $5.6 billion less for schools and community colleges in 2025‑26 than the estimated minimum guarantee in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

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

May 15, 2019 - The next four sections cover specific proposals relating to (1) early education, (2) K-14 education, (3) the universities, and (4) financial aid. The last section covers library-related proposals and a crosscutting proposal relating to education innovation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048

California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals

Dec 18, 2020 - We recommend the Legislature place a high priority on using these one ‑time funds to eliminate the K ‑14 deferrals. Even under our lower ‑end Proposition   98 e stimates, the state could retire some of the K ‑14 deferrals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307

California's Education System: A 2019 Guide [Publication Details]

Feb 6, 2019 - California's Education System: A 2019 Guide [Publication Details] California's Education System: A 2019 Guide Format: PDF Description: This report is a visual guide that covers every major area of California’s education system, with chapters on early education, K-12 education, adult precollegiate education, undergraduate education, graduate education, and education facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3924

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Amount excludes $164 million ongoing for the K ‑12 Strong Workforce Program. c Amount excludes $62 million ongoing for apprenticeships affiliated with K ‑12 local education agencies. d Amount assumes 12 percent of program funding goes to CCC based on historical trends, and CCC in turn spends 20 percent of those funds on CTE courses based on the approximate share of noncredit instruction that is classified as CTE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - (Proposition  2 also provides $8.5  billion for K-12 school facilities.) These funds may be used for various purposes, including constructing new buildings, renovating existing buildings, acquiring land, and purchasing equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - The measure establishes a minimum annual funding requirement for K ‑14 education commonly known as the minimum guarantee. In this report, we provide our estimates of the guarantee and analyze the implications for school and community college budgeting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Reflecting these higher revenue estimates, the administration ’s estimates of constitutionally required General Fund spending on K ‑14 education is $4.7  billion higher than our November estimates. This partially offsets the revenue increase described above, deteriorating the budget ’s bottom line.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951