The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - On January 8, 2026, California and the other states sued to prevent the freeze. A federal court initially granted a temporary restraining order that was followed by a preliminary injunction, ordering that funds continue to be available pending resolution of  the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Students are identified as chronically absent if they are absent for more than 10  percent of the time they are enrolled at a school. (A student enrolled at a school district for a full academic year is considered chronically absent if they miss 18 or more days of school.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Feb 4, 2026 - A revenue decline of this magnitude would reduce the Proposition  98 guarantee by about $8  billion. In such a scenario, the state could likely maintain existing programs, but would have to reject many of the Governor ’s proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - Figure  10 shows our estimate of the funding available for new commitments in 2026 ‑27. It begins with the spending level the state approved in the 2025 ‑26 budget, then adjusts for the expiration of one ‑time savings and the cost of covering COLA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Theoretical Investment Gains Have Shifted Unfunded Liabilities to Districts

Feb 2, 2016 - For example, if CalSTRS’ real world portfolio grows by $10 billion, the calculation gives the state the benefit of a roughly $12 billion gain. As Implemented, Fictional Investment Gains Shift Unfunded Liabilities to Districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3334

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - The budget picture for schools and community colleges is more positive —the minimum funding level required by Proposition  98 (198 8) i s projected to grow more quickly than school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4297

Snapshot of Internet Usage in Schools

Jan 13, 2015 - Another 8 percent report using Comcast or Verizon. The remaining schools use various other commercial providers, including smaller regional providers. DataLINK also reports that 83 percent of schools use the CENIC backbone to connect to the Internet.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3892

Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - For example, 19  p ercent of foster youth and 8. 3  p ercent of homeless youth are African American. In a similar vein, Latino youth make up 55  p ercent of all students, but 81  p ercent of English learners and 71  p ercent of low ‑income students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144