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

Oct 25, 2021 - Independent study programs range from fully online virtual academies to hybrid programs that combine on-site and off-site (as well as synchronous and asynchronous) instruction. Whereas state law ordinarily allows districts to decide whether to provide these programs, budget trailer legislation requires districts to provide an independent study option in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4466

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Specifically, the program is intended to increase the number of CTE ‑aligned pathways for high ‑wage, high ‑demand jobs that incorporate A ‑G course requirements and/or provide students with an opportunity to earn college credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - By graduating high school having already earned college credits, students can save money and accelerate progress toward a postsecondary degree or certificate. Dual enrollment has various models. California ’s two most widely used models are traditional dual enrollment and College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Three ‑ and four ‑year old children are generally eligible for State Preschool if their family earns at or below the state median income ($109,904 annual income for a family of three and $127,338 annual income for a family of four).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - Any remaining funding will be used for grants to support new or expand existing integrated undergraduate teacher preparation programs, whi ch allow participants to earn an undergraduate degree and a teaching credential within four years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

CalSTRS Funding Update

Jul 19, 2018 - By the latter years of the Great Recessi on, this unfunded liability had grown significantly and CalSTRS was estimating that it would run out of money by the mid-2040s —a short time horizon for a pension system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3873

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - Capacity and Demand for Serving Freshly Prepared On ‑Site Meals Unclear. The state has little information on the existing capacity or interest level of LEAs to serve freshly prepared on ‑site meals. Roughly half of LEAs that received the second round of KIT funds opted into receiving funds specifically for implementing freshly prepared on ‑site
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

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

Feb 16, 2023 - Proposition  28 requires the principal of a school site (or the program director of a preschool) to develop a plan for spending the funding they receive. The  principal or program director would determine how to expand a site ’s arts instruction and/or  programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - As with the one ‑time grants, LEAs would be allowed to keep the lesser of $500,000 or 10  percent of the total allocation for their eligible community schools to support coordination activities across school sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - To receive this adjustment, districts must maintain average TK through third grade class sizes of 24 students or fewer for each of their school sites —unless the district has a collective bargaining agreement for a larger class size.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968