Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - Other Achievement Gaps Several Other Student Groups Also Have Relatively Low Test Scores. In spring 2018, average standardized test scores of low ‑income students were at the 39th percentile of all test takers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - In 2024, California ’s disadvantaged students scored lower than similar peers in other states in both math and reading, while non ‑disadvantaged students scored better on average than similar peers in other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2018-19 Budget: Commission on Teacher Credentialing—Administrator Performance Assessment

Apr 12, 2018 - Additionally, we recommend CTC discuss the feasibility of using existing data from field tests to set passing scores and provide a more cost-effective option for further validating the exam, if further validation of the exam can be justified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3809

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

Feb 15, 2022 - Research Suggests Literacy Coaches Could Improve Student Reading … Various studies suggest that literacy coaches can improve student reading test scores if experienced coaches are placed in the lowest performing schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - The payments would be scored outside of the state ’s Proposition  98 requirements, meaning they would add to the state ’s projected deficits in those years. These  payments would bring the state ’s cash and budget documents back into alignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

The 2019-20 Budget: Special Education Teaching Performance Assessment

Apr 30, 2019 - The ongoing cost of administering and scoring the assessment would be covered by fees paid by test takers. The CTC intends the special education TPA fee to be comparable to the existing TPA fee, which is currently $300 per test taker.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4022

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 4, 2026 - From an accounting perspective, settle ‑up payments are always scored to the year in which the guarantee increased, rather than to the year the state disburses the payment to schools. …But the State Has Made Several Exceptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Overview of Special Education in California

Nov 6, 2019 - This percentile ranking is notably below that of other student groups, including low ‑income students (who score at the 35th percentile) and English learners (who score at the 23rd percentile). Students With Disabilities Have Worse Discipline and Attendance Outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4110

Improving High School: A Strategic Approach [Publication Details]

May 9, 2005 - Aligning K-12 and higher education standards by using Standardized Testing and Reporting scores as admissions data for the University of California and the California State University. Information We also suggest several ways the Legislature could employ information to help make high schools more responsive to student needs by: Obtaining accurate dropout data by school and district within two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1322