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

Mar 18, 2026 - (Separate from these functions, CDE operates three special schools and three diagnostic centers for students who are blind or deaf. The funding and staff for these instructional activities are not part of its state administration budget.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

Mar 6, 2026 - These funds are intended to support teachers who are pursuing computer science supplementary authorizations that allow them to teach computer science classes. The program provides school districts with grants of up to $2,500 per participating teacher, with a dollar-for-dollar match requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

Evaluation of the School District of Choice Program

Jan 27, 2016 - A District May Accept Transfers Based on Parental Employment. In 1986, the state adopted a law allowing any district to admit a student who has at least one parent employed within the boundaries of the district for at least ten hours during the school week.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3331

Overview of Special Education in California

Nov 6, 2019 - Such certificates are sometimes accepted as the equivalent of a high school diploma. For instance, some (typically private) colleges and some employers accept them, but they are not accepted by the military or for federal student aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4110

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Without data on why candidates declined the program and information on if they participated in anoth er fellowship program, it is difficult to know if increasing salaries will lead to a meaningful increase in accepted  offers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Additionally, starting in July 2026, the state will begin reimbursing providers who contract directly with the state (primarily General Child Care and State Preschool providers) based on enrollment rather than attendance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - For example, the Legislature may want to consider setting a policy for how to count students who are concurrently enrolled at two schools, such as a student enrolled in a school district who is temporarily enrolled at a COE‑run juvenile court school.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Nov 10, 2025 - This new funding is to provide one-time grants of up to $10,000 to students in teacher preparation programs who commit to working at a priority school (a school where at least 55  percent of students are EL/LI).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - Most Districts of Choice Accept Students Through Interdistrict Permits. We found tha t 3 1 o f th e 4 5 p articipating districts accept students through both the District of Choice program and the interdistrict permit system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - 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