The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - On January 6, 2026, the federal administration announced that it would freeze $10  billion in grant funding going to five states due to concerns about improper use of federal funds. The freeze affected Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), CCDF, and the Social Services Block grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Federal Funding Perkins V Funding. The federal government provides roughly $1.4  billion in ongoing funding to states and discretionary grantees for high school and postsecondary CTE programs. The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) was signed into law in July 2018, reauthorizing the federal Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

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

Feb 4, 2026 - These adjustments sometimes reduced the guarantee going forward, but they did not require districts to return prior payments. Governor’s Budget Creates $5.6   Billion Settle ‑Up Obligation for 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - We also recommend the Legislature require adoption of the accreditation process several months before schools begin going through accreditation. For example, the Legislature could require a status update by January 2028 and adoption of the process by January 2029, wit h the goal of beginning accreditation activities in 2029 ‑30.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

A Historical Review of Proposition 98

Jan 18, 2017 - Voters approved Proposition  30, so the change did not go into effect. Various Methods Used to Rebench for Program Shifts. Though rebenching the minimum guarantee occurred for all the programs shown in Figure  7, the specific method the state used to rebench varied.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3526

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Some ASES funds may also go to middle schools.) Since ELOP and ASES programmatic requirements are so similar, districts are largely able to use funding from both sources to operate the same program across different school sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

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

Sep 26, 2024 - This reduction reflects the estimate of State Preschool funds that would otherwise go unused. The proposal is not intended to reduce rates or services. Reduces Funding for Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - v.  State of California ). In early 2024, the state agencies involved in the suit announced a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs. The agreement called for the Governor to propose new requirements for the LREBG.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

History of Special Education Funding in California

Feb 27, 2018 - This post traces the history of state special education funding in California to better inform conversations about how this funding might be allocated going forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3764

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California Public Utilities
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6