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

Mar 18, 2026 - Review and approve COE budgets and Local Control and Accountability Plans. Support the State Board of Education. Prepare information for board hearings and develop draft regulations for the board to review and adopt.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - In this brief, we examine the Governor’s proposal to restructure state governance. The first section explains how the current system evolved and describes the main entities and their responsibilities. The second section reviews previous governance studies and explains how governance works in other contexts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5165

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

Feb 4, 2026 - The first section reviews how the state typically makes these payments. The second section explains the Governor ’s proposal and its connection to the overall state budget. The third section provides our assessment, and the fourth section describes our recommended alternative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - For example, the Legislature could require that LEAs periodically review attendance data and talk with students and parents when a student is at risk of being chronically absent. These conversations could focus on identifying root causes of attendance issues and emphasize the importance of regular attendance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

Child Care Funding Rates and Transition to an Alternative Methodology [Publication Details]

Apr 3, 2025 - Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 On Health and Human Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5023

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - As part of this process, six regional supervisors conduct on ‑site reviews and provide ongoing technical assistance to grantees. In 2024 ‑25, CDE awarded grants to 232 school districts. Funds typically are used by grant recipients for instructional equipment and supplies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - Auditors will review a representative sample of schools within a district to determine if it has complied with the statutory program requirements. As an example, for a district with 15 school sites, auditors may review the TK program at four schools to determine compliance f or the entire district.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

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

Jan 13, 2025 - In this report, we provide a brief summary of the Governor ’s budget based on our initial review as of January 12. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release many additional issue ‑specific budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Chapter  48 of 2023 (S B  114 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) requires that schools administer screenings for reading difficulties to students in kindergarten through second grade starting in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

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

Nov 20, 2024 - For the prior year, the state finalizes its calculation through a process known as “certification. ” Certification involves the publication of the underlying Proposition   98 inputs and a period for public comment and review.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940