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

Feb 29, 2024 - Nonclassroom ‑based charter school programs can range from hybrid programs with a combination of on ‑site and off ‑site instruction to fully online virtual academies. (The level of in ‑person and remote instruction that hybrid programs offer vary.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - California State Lottery Revenues. State law requires a portion of revenues from the State Lottery to be allocated annually among schools, community colleges, and other public and higher education systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 29, 2020 - For the purpose of spending restricted lottery revenues, permanently expands the definition of instructional materials to also include laptop computers and devices that provide internet access. Schools and community colleges receive about $450  million in lottery revenues annually that must be spent on instructional materials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4291

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - In addition, state ‑required activities may be seen with skepticism and may not have sufficient local buy ‑in for the practices to be implemented effectively. In the case of the Governor ’s proposal, many of the 3,700 newly eligible schools may not have the expertise or local buy ‑in to effectively implement the community schools model and, as we discuss later, the state may not have the capacity to provide support to such a large number of schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

Evaluation of the School District of Choice Program

Jan 27, 2016 - With respect to the District of Choice program, the law requires an auditor to verify that the district (1)  implemented an unbiased process for admitting students and used a lottery if oversubscribed, and (2)  met the requirement for any communication to be factually accurate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3331

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 7, 2018 - (Revenues from the state lottery account for 1  p ercent of all revenue.) These proportions differ from many other states, where local property tax revenue covers a much larger share of school funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3741

Improving Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in California

Sep 21, 2016 - We recommend requiring regional DHH programs to annually specify their enrollment capacity and enroll interested DHH students up to that capacity, selecting students by lottery if enrollment demand exceeds capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3498

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - Of this amount, $4.7  billion (58  percent) is state General Fund, $3.3  billion (41  percent) comes from student tuition and fee revenue, and $64  million (0.8  percent) is other state funding (primarily lottery revenue).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096