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

Mar 18, 2026 - Considering Adding Legislative Appointees to the SBE. The Legislature could consider adding two legislative appointees to the SBE. These appointees could enable greater legislative oversight of the new governance system and ensure the SBE ’s policies are consistent with legislative intent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

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

State Budget Effects of Recent Federal Actions to Address COVID-19

Apr 5, 2020 - (This list is not comprehensive. In the coming days, we will be posting additional information about all of the sources of funding California could receive.) Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Provides Aid to States Based on Population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4217

The 2018-19 Budget: Update on Backlog of Teacher Misconduct Cases

Apr 30, 2018 - Except in the case of certain violent crimes (such as murder or sex offenses requiring registry on the sex offender list), teachers may continue teaching during the time CTC and DOJ are investigating their cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3817

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - We find the proposed training funds to be premature since the approved list of screening tools has not been finalized and funds are being added to the block grant earlier than needed under the traditional claims ‑based process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Figure 2 shows the total number of subsidized child care slots, as well as total funding, since 2018‑19. Statutory intent language associated with the multiyear agreement would require an additional 44,000 slots in 2026‑27 and 33,000 in 2027‑28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2018-19 Budget: Charter School Facility Grant Program

Apr 23, 2018 - Background Charter School Facility Funding Has an Ad Hoc Past. The 1992 legislation authorizing the creation of charter schools in California contained no provisions relating to facilities. Since that time, state policies relating to charter school facilities have developed in an ad hoc way (see Figure  1).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3812

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

Nov 10, 2025 - Trailer legislation requires the State Board of Education (SBE) to approve a list of professional development programs for English language arts (ELA) and English language development (E LD) training by September 30, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 15, 2017 - We examined the effect on the guarantee if General Fund revenue came in a few billion dollars above our outlook estimates in 2017 ‑ 18 o r 2018 ‑19 (or in both years). None of these scenarios resulted in a higher minimum guarantee in 2017 ‑ 18 o r 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3716

COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care

May 14, 2020 - COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care COVID-19 COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has required schools to respond to unprecedented challenges —shifting from traditional educational settings and routines to focusing on distance learning and student meal distribution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231