The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package

Jan 13, 2017 - The Governor proposes to use the combined $601 million for four activities: (1) paying down the K-12 mandates backlog ($287 million), (2) funding the third and final year of the CTE Incentive Grant program ($200 million), (3) addressing deferred maintenance at the community colleges ($44 million), and (4) swapping out $70 million in ongoing funding (primarily for special education).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3530

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Budget Proposals

May 14, 2018 - Data from the California Department of Education show that final student attendance for 2016 ‑ 17 c ame in slightly higher than the administration had projected in January. The May Revision updates the 2016 ‑17 guarantee to account for the new data but makes essentially no changes to 2017 ‑ 18 o r 2018 ‑19 attendance estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 7, 2018 - The state is in the final stages of developing the California Science Test (CAST). It plans to field test CAST in 2017 ‑18, with all districts administering CAST in 2018 ‑19. The state also recently created the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3741

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

Mar 18, 2026 - This structure does not guarantee a district is well managed or eliminate conflict, but it clearly defines the local board as the final authority and allows voters to hold the school board accountable for the district ’s performance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

K-12 Education in Context

Jan 26, 2018 - In 2016 ‑17, this level equated to $45,000 for a family of four. California ’s rate of free or reduced price meal eligibility is above the nationwide rate of 52  percent. About Half of California Students Are Hispanic.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3736

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Three ‑ and four ‑year old children are generally eligible for State Preschool if their family earns at or below the state median income ($109,904 annual income for a family of three and $127,338 annual income for a family of four).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 15, 2017 - The state does not finalize the minimum guarantee until the fiscal year is over. When the state updates the relevant inputs, the guarantee can change from the level initially assumed in the budget act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3716

The 2017-18 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

Mar 30, 2017 - For most programs, the state finalizes funding based on the P-2 attendance data. For a few programs —generally those operated by county offices of education —the state waits to finalize funding until it receives Annual data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3638

A Historical Review of Proposition 98

Jan 18, 2017 - Four of these cases resulted in published court decisions, with the state prevailing in two of the four cases. One of these four cases ( CTA v. Hayes ) had an appellate court ruling, thereby providing legal precedent for future Proposition  98 cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3526

The 2018-19 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

Apr 16, 2018 - Figure  3 below shows the actual percent change in statewide attendance from 2009 ‑10 through 2016 ‑17 and the projections included in the Governor ’s budget for 2017 ‑18 and 2018 ‑19. Actual data through 2016 ‑17 show attendance has increased in some years and decreased in other years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3811