The 2021-22 Budget: School Mental Health

Feb 12, 2021 - As a result, existing partnerships are better positioned to apply for the matching funds. Number of Projects Likely to Receive Matching Funds Is Uncertain. Because the proposal requires CDE to match eligible projects dollar for dollar, a handful of large counties with high ‑cost projects could receive the matching grants and entirely exhaust all available funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4368

The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 30, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs The 2018-19 Budget 2018 ‑19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs The federal government recently released updated information that affects the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that the state provides to certain school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3816

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

Feb 13, 2025 - In late 2020, the families of several students living in Oakland and Los Angeles filed a lawsuit alleging the state had failed to ensure that schools provided adequate instruction during the pandemic ( Cayla  J.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 25, 2021 - Collecting data and conducting program evaluations. a The local match can be met either through cash contributions or through services or resources of comparable value, as determined by the California Department of Education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4466

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - California’s Five Major Climate Hazards As a result of human activities that warm the planet, the global climate is changing. While efforts are underway —across the state, country, and internationally —to limit the extent of this warming, some degree of climate change already is occurring, and therefore some impacts are inevitable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

Mar 6, 2026 - The program provides school districts with grants of up to $2,500 per participating teacher, with a dollar-for-dollar match requirement. These funds may be used to cover the costs of coursework and instructional materials necessary for completing the authorizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Grantees that receive funding from both programs must set aside local matching funds for each program, as funding from one program cannot be counted as a local match for the other. (Both programs allow grantees to use other CTE categorical funding as a local match.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - As a condition of receiving CCDF, the state must comply with a number of requirements, such as providing some matching funding as well as spending at least 12 percent of CCDF funds on quality improvement activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Trailer legislation specifies that this freed up funding could be used to provide grants to new community schools. The administration ind icates it plans to modify this part of the proposal in the May Revision and may allow funds to be used for a broader set of activities related to community  schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2023-24 Budget: One-Time K-12 Spending Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - Many school districts set their minimum graduation requirements to match the course requirements for admission to the state’s public universities, which require one year of visual and performing arts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688