The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - Through  integrated programs, individuals can earn an undergraduate degree and a teaching credential within four years, rather than pursuing a fifth year of education through a separate one ‑year teacher preparation program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - For the period spanning from January  1,  2025 through June 30, 2026, providers can earn the quality incentive portion of rate models by enrolling in DDS ’s new Provider Directory. The Provider Directory is an online portal that will store and display information about service providers statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

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

COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care

May 14, 2020 - This funding will be allocated to states based on the Title I, Part A formula under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). (The Title I, Part A formula uses the number of low-income and disadvantaged children to allocate funding.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - By graduating high school having already earned college credits, students can save money and accelerate progress toward a postsecondary degree or certificate. Dual enrollment has various models. California ’s two most widely used models are traditional dual enrollment and College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

CalSTRS Funding Update

Jul 19, 2018 - By the latter years of the Great Recessi on, this unfunded liability had grown significantly and CalSTRS was estimating that it would run out of money by the mid-2040s —a short time horizon for a pension system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3873

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - The state has funded a variety of projects with this funding, including additional partnership academies, online curriculum and resources for CTE courses (CTE Online) administered by Butte COE, a virtual platform for career explorati on and counseling (California Career Center) administered by the San  Joaquin COE, and various grants for CTE ‑related professional development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

Update on School District Retiree Health Benefits

Sep 25, 2017 - More specifically, it is the amount of money that, if set aside and invested today, would be sufficient to cover the future cost of retiree health benefits already earned by current and former employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3704

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - In this post, we describe the recent one-time state and federal funding that can be used flexibly by schoo ls, discuss reporting requirements, and share the latest information regarding how much funding remains unspent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

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

May 17, 2021 - How Can These Monies Be Used? In a normal budget year, General Fund surplus monies are available to use for any public purposes. This is not necessarily the case in this May Revision. That is because the SAL, which limits how the state can use revenues that exceed a specified threshold, is salient to the state budget process this year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432