Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program a Excludes students attending independently managed charter schools. b Includes five districts with no students currently participating in the program. c This average is affected by a handful of relatively large districts with relatively few participating students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - These freed ‑up funds, in combination with the $2. 4  b illion increase from the higher minimum guarantee, provide the state with an additional $2. 8  b illion to allocate for school and community college programs in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3897

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Treatment of Teacher Contributions Also Increase District Unfunded Liabilities

Feb 2, 2016 - As described above, administration documents characterized higher teacher contributions as paying for $8 billion of the $74 billion unfunded liability that existed when the funding plan was placed into law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3335

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - Given the flexibility and local control over these federal funds, schools have a broad range of options to hire and retain qualified, prepared teachers, including teacher service awards, signing bonuses, or student debt payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 15, 2017 - The personal income tax accounts for most of the revenue growth, increasing nearly $ 8  b illion (9. 5  p ercent) in 2017 ‑18 and nearly $ 5  b illion (5. 4  p ercent) in 2018 ‑19. Revenue from the sales and use tax and the corporate tax also increases, albeit more slowly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3716

The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate

Mar 1, 2021 - To derive the new per ‑student block grant rates, we recommend increasing the high school rate more than the K ‑ 8 r ate, as the mandate applies to all high school grades but only a portion of grades K ‑8.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

The 2017-18 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 9, 2017 - The legislation makes failure to report abuse or neglect a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months of jail time and/or a $1,000 fine. While placing a reporting requirement on school employees, the legislation did not require schools to train staff members in the detection and reporting of abuse.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3549

The 2016-17 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 18, 2016 - It offers a similarly sized bonus to dual credential holders to return to special education if they are not currently teaching special education. Certain districts within California offer one –time signing bonuses to all new hires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3355

EdBudget Tables (July 2016)

Jul 14, 2016 - Fund CTE Incentive Grant for Secondary Schools a 292 Fund truancy and dropout prevention program 9 Add 2,959 full-day preschool slots b 8 Improve web-based planning and reporting tools (year one of three) 1 Remove augmentation for infants and toddlers with disabilities -30 Fund deferred maintenance and instructional equipment (one time) 154 Fund 2 percent enrollment
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3491

Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - Although African American students comprise 5. 4  p ercent of all public school students in California, they make up a greater share of certain student subgroups. For example, 19  p ercent of foster youth and 8. 3  p ercent of homeless youth are African American.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144