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

Feb 4, 2026 - In October 2010, the state recognized a $1.8  billion increase to its previous estimate of the 2009 ‑10 guarantee. It made an initial payment of $300  million but did not schedule any future payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2010-11 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details]

Feb 25, 2010 - The 2010-11 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details] Video Description: Though the Governor portrays his 2010-11 budget proposal as protecting education, his plan would affect areas of education quite differently—significantly reducing funding for child care and K-12 education while augmenting funding for most higher education programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2208

The 2018-19 Budget: Charter School Facility Grant Program

Apr 23, 2018 - Prior to 2010 ‑11, CSFGP provided reimbursements for prior-year costs. Starting in 2010 ‑11, the state transitioned CSFGP from operating on a reimbursement basis to providing grants for current-year costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3812

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - For example, a 2010  study from the RAND Corporation found that literacy coaches placed in Florida middle schools improved student reading test scores for some students, with the greatest impacts being among the lowest ‑performing schools where coaching was implemented for a number of years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

Year-One Survey: Update on School District Finance and Flexibility - Year-One Survey: Update on School District Finance and Flexibility [Video]

Year-One Survey: Update on School District Finance and Flexibility - Year-One Survey: Update on School District Finance and Flexibility [Video] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Year-One Survey: Update on School District Finance and Flexibility May 4, 2010 In this video, Jennifer Kuhn discusses the new LAO report "Year-One Survey: Update on School District Finance and Flexibility. "
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=65

Year-One Survey: Update on School District Finance and Flexibility [Publication Details]

May 4, 2010 - Finally, we lay out a package of recommendations that the Legislature could adopt in 2010-11 to provide school districts with additional flexibility. ( Short video introducing this report ) Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2266

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 7, 2018 - In 2010, at the direction of the Legislature, SBE adopted the Common Core State Standards (with the addition of a few California ‑specific standards) as the foundation for what students should know and be able to do in English language arts and math.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3741

How Did California Schools Spend Common Core Implementation Funding?

Jun 10, 2016 - California, along with 41 other states, adopted the Common Core State Standards for English and math in 2010. The 2013-14 state budget package included $1.25 billion in Proposition 98 funding for implementing the new standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3483

K-12 Education in Context

Jan 26, 2018 - Over the five-year period from 2010 through 2014, the national average student-to-teacher ratio hovered at 16. California ’s ratio was notably higher throughout this period, but it has been declining steadily since 2011 ‑12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3736

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - This  is an increase of 9.8  percent over the 2010 ‑11 level (the low point during the Great Recession). Coupled with the effects of statewide declining student enrollment, the statewide student ‑to ‑teacher ratio, in turn, has dropped every year since its peak in 2010 ‑11  when it was 23:1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556