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

Nov 10, 2025 - These funds will support general operations and the Unified Champion Schools Program, the Healthy Athletes Program, and the Community Sports Program. The funding is intended to provide the Special Olympics with $10  million in funding annually from 2025-26 through 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - The proposal would create a new competitive grant program intended to improve college and career readiness. The program is to be administered by CDE and would fund the development of specific types of high school pathways programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - In 2022 ‑23, the state provided $200  million for a competitive grant program aimed at increasing programs that provide high school students with access to college level courses. Of this amount, $100  million was available for grants of up to $250,000 to plan and start up middle and early college high schools on K ‑12 school sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

Evaluation of Cal Grant C Program

Apr 30, 2019 - Evaluation of Cal Grant C Program Supermarkets and Other Grocery Stores 10 Community Colleges a Based on employment data from 2017. Recipients working in multiple industries are counted under the industry in which they earned the most wages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4020

The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 18, 2020 - Introduction Report Provides Our Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges. State budgeting for schools and the California Community Colleges is governed largely by Proposition  98. The measure establishes a minimum funding requirement for K ‑ 14 e ducation commonly known as the minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4298

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The Governor proposes $ 122  m illion for greater living assistance for California Community Colleges, CSU, and UC Cal Grant recipients who have dependent children. The Governor also proposes $9. 6  m illion to fund an additional 4,250 Cal Grant competitive awards, which would raise the total number of new competitive awards authorized annually to 30,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - This demographic decline will not necessarily be offset by a higher share of high school graduates attending college. From 2017‑18 through 2021‑22 (the most recent data available), the percent of high school completers in California attending any college decreased from 68 to 62 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2013-14 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Proposition 39 Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2013 - In addition, we recommend the Legislature direct the California Energy Commission (CEC) to administer a competitive grant process in which all public agencies, including schools and community colleges, could apply and receive funding based on identified facility needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2691

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

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - Are students receiving Cal Grant competitive awards more likely to enroll and graduate from college than those eligible students who just missed the cut ‑off for getting awards? What are the employment outcomes of graduates from CSU and UC teacher preparation programs?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409