The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - Enrollment Declines Not Explained by Shift to Private Schools. Preliminary CDE data on 2021‑22 private school enrollment shows that enrollment at private schools increased from 527,500 in 2019‑20 to 540,700 in 2021‑22—a 2.4 percent increase (13,200 students).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - Figure  2 summarizes the total allocation California received specifically for child care. Figure 2 Overview of Federal COVID ‑19 Relief Funding for Child Care California Allocations (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - LEAs can generate additional funding by building the capacity to be reimbursed for certain health and behavioral health services (funded by Medi ‑Cal or private insurance), or by seeking philanthropic funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - These hazards will threaten public health, safety, and well ‑ being —including from life ‑threatening events, damage to public and private property and infrastructure, and impaired natural resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - The partnership will support the training of math coaches in collaboration with the California Mathematics Project —a math professional development network associated with the University of California (UC) and California State University systems as well as some private universities —and the Rural Math Collaborative, a professional development network of rural COEs led by Lake and Butte.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

Overview of Special Education in California

Nov 6, 2019 - In most other cases, children are referred by teachers or other school officials ( Figure  2 ). After a child is referred, specialists conduct a formal evaluation to determine whether ( 1)  t he child has a disability and ( 2)  t he disability interferes with the child ’s ability to learn.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4110

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The new Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund would lend money to private sector organizations for projects determined to advance the state ’s environmental goals, along with other priorities —such as creating high ‑quality jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Figure 2 shows the total number of subsidized child care slots, as well as total funding, since 2018‑19. Statutory intent language associated with the multiyear agreement would require an additional 44,000 slots in 2026‑27 and 33,000 in 2027‑28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2021-22 Budget: Community Schools

Feb 12, 2021 - This can include public funding sources, such as reimbursement for health care services from Medi ‑Cal, as well as private philanthropic support. Because community schools frequently rely on philanthropic support, establishing a sustainable community school in a region where relatively few nonprofits or private foundations operate may be more difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4367

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - These studies recommended that the SBE (1)  become an advisory body or sounding board for the Governor and the head of CDE, and (2)  perform limited policymaking duties when explicitly directed by the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165