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

Mar 18, 2026 - The office would consist of the SPI and up to 11 other staff. Of these 11 staff, at least 4 would be nominated by the SPI and appointed by the SBE as required by the Constitution. The Governor ’s budget does not include additional funding for the Office of the SPI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

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

Feb 4, 2026 - For example, the ratio of stock prices to corporate earnings (a measure of how expensive stocks are) is near historically high levels ( Figure  5 ). Investors are borrowing large sums to buy stocks, and households are more invested in the stock market than at any time in at least 70 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The latter reductions are primarily due to lower Proposition  64 revenues and the use of one ‑time federal carryover funds in 2025 ‑26 ( Figure  5 ). Figure 4
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The budget provides $5  million one-time funding for the Save the Children organization to operate after school education and safety programs in rural school districts. The state provided non-Proposition  98 General Fund in 2023-24 ($3  million) and 2024-25 ($5  million) for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Figure  11 illustrates how the funding available for new commitments could change over the outlook period. Specifically, it shows the difference between the Proposition  98 guarantee and the costs of existing programs (adjusted for the statutory COLA and enrollment ‑related changes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - This program now represents the vast majority of funding schools receive for expanded learning ( Figure  5 ). ELOP Funds Allocated Through a Two ‑Tiered Funding Structure. As Figure  6 shows, the ELOP implementing legislation established two funding rates that account for TK ‑6 attendance and vary based on the proportion of a school district or charter school ’s students who are English learners or from low ‑income families (EL/LI).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Proposition 88 [Publication Details]

Sep 29, 2006 - Proposition 88 [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only. The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1520

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - As of February 2025, CDE has awarded 185 grants for middle college and early college high schools, totaling $46  million, and awarded 877 grants for CCAP agreements totaling $88  million. The grant program requires CDE to provide two programmatic reports, one by June 30,  2024 and the other by June 30, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

Evaluating California’s System for Serving Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Jan 4, 2018 - In the first year under this comprehensive plan, regional centers served about 11, 000 i nfants and toddlers with special needs, compared to 6, 000 i nfants and toddlers being served by schools (5, 000 i n the legacy program and 1, 000 i n the new HVO program).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3728

The 2022-23 Budget: Expanded Learning Programs

Feb 16, 2022 - This would bring the funding for ELOP to 88  percent of the intended goal of $5  billion. As Figure  2 shows, the Governor also proposes to make several modifications to the tiered structure, rates, and programmatic requirements of ELOP in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4545