The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Presumes Best Practices Can Be Scaled. Many categorical programs were created to encourage statewide adoption of best practices found to be effective. However, implementing best practices does not necessarily result in the same type of strong improvements when scaled at a state level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Specifically, the program is intended to increase the number of CTE ‑aligned pathways for high ‑wage, high ‑demand jobs that incorporate A ‑G course requirements and/or provide students with an opportunity to earn college credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Background

Feb 2, 2016 - In this series, we refer to CalSTRS members as “teachers ” for simplicity. Full Funding a Key Goal of Pension Policy. A pension system is fully funded when assets are sufficient to cover benefits already earned by employees and retirees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3332

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Additionally, the Legislature could clarify whether the de partment plans to resubmit its Stage  2 document, which would include market research on the best IT solution to meet the additional needs identified by stakeholders and an updated cost  estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - As part of the state ’s accountability system, districts report various student outcomes, referred to as statewide indicators, which are then displayed on a public website known as the school dashboard.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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 2019-20 Budget: Creating an Integrated Education Data System

May 6, 2019 - According to the Department of Finance, the administration would then decide how best to respond to the work group ’s recommendations. Requires Public Education Segments to Develop Way to Match and Share Student Data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4026

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - (For the rest of this brief, we refer to use the term “coaches ” to refer to both coaches and specialists.) State Has Provided One ‑Time Funding for Literacy Coaches. In 2022 ‑23, the state created the Literacy Coach and Reading Specialist (LCRS) program and provided one ‑time Proposition  98 General Fund for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The June 2025 budget alluded to this law in its explanation for the $1.9  billion settle ‑up delay in 2024 ‑25, and the Governor ’s budget makes a similar reference to explain the proposed delay in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Nov 10, 2025 - Study and disseminate information about high performing LEAs and best practices. Provides Funds for the Special Olympics. The budget provides $30  million to Riverside COE to support the Special Olympics of Northern and Southern California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087