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

Sep 26, 2024 - Specifies that the new reimbursement rates shall not be reduced from the rates previously in effect, including the one-time cost of care plus rates that were part of the most recent collectively bargained and parity agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

California's Education System: A 2019 Guide [Publication Details]

Feb 6, 2019 - California's Education System: A 2019 Guide [Publication Details] California's Education System: A 2019 Guide Format: PDF Description: This report is a visual guide that covers every major area of California’s education system, with chapters on early education, K-12 education, adult precollegiate education, undergraduate education, graduate education, and education facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3924

The 2021-22 Budget: School Mental Health

Feb 12, 2021 - Moreover, it would help guide the Legislature in determining the level of state funding to provide for children ’s mental health services and what is the most effective way to allocate and target such funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4368

Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - Work group members agreed that leadership was key to guiding and sustaining improvement efforts. Districts that have narrowed achievement gaps tend to benefit from stable, experienced school leaders who know how to use data to inform their improvement efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - Charter school auditing requirements are informed by both the audit guide and details specified in their charter school petition, whereas audits of school districts are informed by the audit guide and statute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

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

Mar 18, 2026 - A Few Core Principles Could Guide Changes to the SPI ’s Role. The Governor ’s proposal is an opportunity for the Legislature to consider many changes to the SPI ’s role and duties. The previous governance studies and the state ’s experience with its current governance structure contain several lessons that could guide a redesign of the position.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - In addition, the state may have to develop a concurrent strategy to address potential provider shortages which might otherwise preclude serving all eligible children. Depending on how such a strategy was structured, it too may increase state costs by tens of millions of dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - After deciding on the guiding principles, the work group considered various options for updating Out ‑of ‑Home Care funding and used these principles to evaluate each option. Figure 3 Six Guiding Principles for Updating the Out ‑of ‑Home Care Formula Interagency Collaboration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

Re-Envisioning County Offices of Education: A Study of Their Mission and Funding

Feb 6, 2017 - In these capacities, COEs have helped low ‑performing schools and districts review their academic practices, identify their shortcomings, develop strategies for overcoming them, and implement those strategies —typically through a mix of resource reallocation, coaching, and other best practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3547

The 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - For  example, assistance could focus on supporting LEAs to develop a strategy for closing achievement gaps and implementing strategies addressing the specific needs of low ‑performing subgroups. This support should take into consideration the strategies the LEAs already have implemented.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4700