Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Programs That Can Generate More Than One Unit of ADA Per Student. In general, a student cannot generate more than one unit of ADA from attending school for a full academic year. However, state law provides exceptions for some specific programs —such as juvenile court schools and Extended School Year services for special education students —that operate longer than a traditional 180 ‑day school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - Teacher Education Requirements Beginning August 2025, TK teachers must have a Child Development Teacher Permit, at least 24 units of early childhood education or child development, or comparable experience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Dec 17, 2021 - The funding methodology and other implementation details are to be determined by the Department of Social Services (DSS) and Child Care Providers United –California (the union representing family child care home and license-exempt providers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4485

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - Review Units Required for Majors UC has agreed to reduce the number of units required for a major to no more than 45 upper-division units “wherever possible ” in 75 percent of majors at each campus (except the Los Angeles campus because it already has undertaken such a review).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - In addition to their work responsibilities, Fellows are required to complete six units of graduate coursework. During their time in the fellowship, Fellows enroll in two courses taught in person at CSU Sacramento.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package

Jan 18, 2018 - Specifically, rather than a student receiving $500 per grant if ta king 12-to-14 units per term and $2,000 per grant if taking 15 or more units, the new program would provide increasingly higher grant amounts for each unit taken from 12 to 15 units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3732

The 2010-11 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details]

Feb 25, 2010 - Detailed in this report, our Proposition 98 alternative budget plan cuts child care about $100 million less than the Governor; makes approximately $800 million in targeted cuts to K-12 education, with additional K-12 cuts, as needed, coming from general purpose and/or categorical funding; and provides new funding for community colleges through a $14 per unit fee increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2208

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A recent scientific  study  by United States Geological Survey researchers predicted that under scenarios of three feet to six feet of sea‑level rise, up to two‑thirds of Southern California beaches may become completely eroded by 2100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2017-18 Budget: Federal Funding For K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2017 - As with ESSA, IDEA is administered at the federal level by the United States Department of Education. Nearly all IDEA funding is for direct services for children with disabilities ages 3 through 22. For each child identified with a disability, school administrators and teachers must meet annually with the child ’s parents to identify the specific services the child is to receive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3564

How Did California Schools Spend Common Core Implementation Funding?

Jun 10, 2016 - Math materials were notably more expensive per unit than English materials. Schools Purchased Far More Print Than Digital Material. As shown in the Figure 2, across all academic content areas, schools overwhelmingly purchased print material (87 percent) over digital material (13 percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3483