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 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - While equity leads have the added task of providing support that address es racial disparities, we question how this support will be different or more effective than other assistance provided through system of support entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4700

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 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 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - The bulk of likely outcomes are below the breakeven point, suggesting the budget is quite likely to face an operating deficit under current law and policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4297

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Though the number of students shifted from self‑ to state‑supported courses is smaller in 2024‑25 compared to 2023‑24 (745 FTE students shifted in summer 2024 compared to 4,705 FTE students shifted the previous summer), the effect is still not adding new students but adding new state costs from shifting students formerly in self‑supported courses into state‑supported ones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

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

Mar 10, 2020 - Teachers can also meet the authorization requirements by separately enrolling in each of the required courses at a local university or college, but the experts we spoke to found this to be quite rare.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4198

The 2018-19 Budget: Commission on Teacher Credentialing—Record Digitization

May 1, 2018 - While this number is already quite small, the number of requests is likely to decrease in the future. This is because the newest of the records stored physically already are 30 years old. Many of these records are for teachers who have retired or no longer work in the teaching profession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3819

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Under either approach, the Legislature may want to ensure that the level of funding provided is aligned with any service requirements added in statute. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Individuals may also obtain additional credentials —such as the Mathematics Instructional Leadership Specialist Credential or Mathematics Instructional Added Authorization —that provide specific training related to improving instruction in math or literacy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012