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: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The underlying budget dynamics today are particularly challenging for three reasons. First, revenues have not caught up with expenditures. Second, under our estimates, expenditure growth exceeds estimated revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Oct 25, 2021 - These new requirements do not apply to students who are enrolled in ind ependent study for less than 15 school days during the academic year. Provides Flexibility From Some Independent Study Rules in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4466

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 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - 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. Effects of Community Schools Model Research Finds Benefits to Community Schools Model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: CalSTRS Funding Plan Relies on Abstract Calculation

Feb 2, 2016 - (The calculation also excludes the effects of pension change legislation passed in 2012 known as “PEPRA. ”) If the state had made these different decisions in the past, the calculation shows that CalSTRS ’ unfunded liability would be smaller today.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3333

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