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

May 14, 2020 - Standardized Testing Waivers. States may request waivers for all 2019 ‑20 standardized testing requirements. To obtain a waiver, states must apply to ED and certify that administering assessments is not possible due to widespread school closures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - Review Exam Credit Policies The UC President is to strongly encourage UC faculty to review its policies on awarding credits to students successfully passing (1) Advanced Placement tests taken in high school and (2)  exams administered by the College Board to measure mastery of college-level material.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Oct 27, 2022 - This post summarizes the state’s 2022-23 spending package for child care and preschool. It is part of our Spending Plan series, which contains posts focused on each major sector of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Nov 17, 2023 - This post summarizes the state’s 2023-24 spending package for child care and preschool. It is part of our Spending Plan series, which contains posts focused on each major sector of the state budget. Update (12/20/23): Corrected total child care program costs in Figure 1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - This post summarizes the state’s 2020-21 spending package for early education. It is part of our Spending Plan series, which contains posts focused on each major sector of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook CalWORKs Child Care Outlook Introduction This post is part of our November Outlook series intended to help the Legislature plan for the budget year ahead.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

A Review of Child Care and Preschool Program Flexibilities in Certain Counties

May 13, 2021 - This would allow the state to test new policies at a small scale before implementing the changes statewide. For example, the state could implement a different family fee schedule in pilot counties a year prior to making the new family fee schedule statewide policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The constitution also requires the state to make deposits into a Proposition   98 r eserve when a series of conditions are met. Under the administration ’s estimates, the balance of the Proposition   98 r eserve would reach $ 487  m illion at the end of 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135