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

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 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

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - After accounting for the freed ‑up funding and the cost of providing a 2.46  percent statutory cost ‑of ‑living adjustment for school and community college programs, we estimate that $2.8  billion would be available for new commitments (see figure below).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package

Jan 13, 2017 - COLA = cost-of-living adjustment. Remaining Funds Used to Eliminate the LCFF Payment Deferral. The Governor proposes to use virtually all of the remaining increase in 2017-18 K-12 funding to eliminate the payment deferral created in 2016-17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3530

The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2019 - (The inflation factor is the higher of the statutory cost ‑of ‑living adjustment or growth in per capita personal income.) Deposits are capped at the difference between the Test 1 funding level and the inflation ‑adjusted prior ‑year funding level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4113

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

Mar 6, 2026 - However, based on our analysis, the $5,000 teachers receive under the current grants —$2,500 from the state and $2,500 from the district match —are sufficient to cover the costs of obtaining an authorization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 18, 2020 - (The inflation factor is the higher of the statutory cost ‑of ‑living adjustment or growth in per capita personal income.) Deposits are capped at the difference between the Test 1 funding level and the inflation ‑adjusted, prior ‑year funding level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4298

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - The Constitution sets forth three main tests (formulas) for calculating the Proposition  98 guarantee. Test   1 —the most commonly used test over the past 15 years —is based on a share of General Fund revenue and is unaffected by attendance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100