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

Mar 18, 2026 - Of these 11 staff, at least 4 would be nominated by the SPI and appointed by the SBE as required by the Constitution. The Governor ’s budget does not include additional funding for the Office of the SPI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Figure 4
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - While the state is developing the accreditation process for community schools, we recommend setting annual planning and reporting requirements for LEAs, consistent with the current requirements for CCSPP Cohort 4.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the state would make four adjustments that increase the reserve balance to $4.1  billion ( Figure  4 ). The  largest adjustment is a $3.8  billion mandatory deposit in 2024 ‑25, driven by significantly higher capital gains revenue since June.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - The administration projects the state will serve 921  million meals, an increase of 37  million meals (4  percent) compared to the meals assumed in the 2024 ‑25 Budget Act . Additional $84   Million Ongoing Beginning in the Budget Year, Largely Related to Federal COLA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - Teacher Support ($100   Million). In 2021 ‑22, the state provided $100  million Proposition  98 General Fund for a competitive grant that LEAs could use to increase the number of highly qualified State Preschool and TK  teachers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Specifically, our estimate of the statutory rate is 3.7  percent in 2027 ‑28, 4  percent in 2027 ‑28, and 4.2  percent in 2029 ‑30. These estimates are above the historical average of about 3  percent per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The budget repeals $4  million in one-time Proposition  98 funding included in the 2024-25 budget package to research best practices for using hybrid and remote models of instruction. The funding was to be provided to a COE to report on the research, as well as to provide guidance, support, and resources to school districts to support their instructional continuity programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - The remaining $100  million was available for grants of up to $100,000 to establish CCAP agreements. As of February 2025, CDE has awarded 185 grants for middle college and early college high schools, totaling $46  million, and awarded 877 grants for CCAP agreements totaling $88  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - In 2021 ‑22, $100  million Proposition  98 General Fund was provided as a competitive grant for LEAs to increase the number of highly qualified State Preschool and  TK teachers. School District Reports Give Snapshot of TK Expansion Plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682