Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - Asian students, on average, are the least likely to be chronically absent. African American students also are suspended at nearly twice the rate of Latino and white students and more than four times the rate of Asian students, on average.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - Data for the District of Choice program show that participating students wer e 4 0  p ercent Latino, 28  p ercent Asian, and 26  p ercent white as of 2018 ‑19. All other subgroups account for a much smaller share of program participants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

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

Nov 10, 2025 - (Th e 2024-25 budget included $25  million on a one-time basis for the training of school employees to administer screenings.) The remaining $10  million is for the UC, San Francisco Dyslexia Center to continue to expand the capacity of the Multitudes reading difficulties screening tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding The 2023-24 Budget State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding In recent years, schools have received significant one-time state and federal funding to address a variety of issues, including the effects of learning loss and higher costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

Overview of Proposition 28 Arts Funding for Schools [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2026 - Assembly Committee on Education and Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5109

K-12 Education in Context

Jan 26, 2018 - The stat e also contracts with the San Joaquin COE to maintain two websites (the California School Dashboard and the School Accountability Report Card) that make school district performance data publicly available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3736

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 7, 2018 - As Figure  5 shows, low ‑income black and Hispanic students have lower proficiency rates on eighth grade English language arts exams ( 25  p ercent and 33  p ercent, respectively) than low ‑income white and Asian students ( 44  p ercent and 62  p ercent, respectively).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3741

Overview of Special Education in California

Nov 6, 2019 - Whereas Asian students have a relatively low identification rate, black students have a relatively high identification rate. The patterns across racial/ethnic groups in California are similar to patterns in other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4110

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - If the Legislature finds that additional one ‑time funding to support community schools is a high priority at that time, it could provide a specific appropriation accordingly. Background State Has Three Expanded Learning Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - Budget trailer legislation requires DSS, beginning 2025, to provide the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Senat e and Assembly budget committees with a proposed list of quality improvement activities that will be funded in the next fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932