California's Education System: A 2019 Guide [Publication Details]

Feb 6, 2019 - California's Education System: A 2019 Guide [Publication Details] California's Education System: A 2019 Guide Format: PDF Description: This report is a visual guide that covers every major area of California’s education system, with chapters on early education, K-12 education, adult precollegiate education, undergraduate education, graduate education, and education facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3924

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

Mar 18, 2026 - A Few Core Principles Could Guide Changes to the SPI ’s Role. The Governor ’s proposal is an opportunity for the Legislature to consider many changes to the SPI ’s role and duties. The previous governance studies and the state ’s experience with its current governance structure contain several lessons that could guide a redesign of the position.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - After deciding on the guiding principles, the work group considered various options for updating Out ‑of ‑Home Care funding and used these principles to evaluate each option. Figure 3 Six Guiding Principles for Updating the Out ‑of ‑Home Care Formula Interagency Collaboration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - Charter school auditing requirements are informed by both the audit guide and details specified in their charter school petition, whereas audits of school districts are informed by the audit guide and statute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

EdBudget Tables (January 2017)

Jan 13, 2017 - California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Funding by Program (Dollars in Millions) Categorical Programs and Other Appropriations — Student Success and Support Program 299 Extended Opportunity Programs and Services 123 Proposition 39 energy efficiency projects 39 Cal Grant B and C supplemental grants 39 Mandates block grant and reimbursements 32 Support for certain campus child care
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3529

The 2018-19 Budget: A Guide to Understanding Potential Changes in the Proposition 98 Guarantee

May 7, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: A Guide to Understanding Potential Changes in the Proposition 98 Guarantee 320 a Reflects General Fund revenue counting toward the calculation of the minimum guarantee. b Due to the two ‑year hold harmless provision in the State Constitution, the administration calculated the 2018 ‑19 guarantee as though attendance would remain flat in 2018 ‑19. c As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3823

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2017 - Of this amount, the administration designates $513  million for covering LCFF costs in 2016 ‑17, with the remainder allocated for the CTE Incentive Grant and guided pathways initiative. (Currently, the available trailer legislation reflects the allocations for LCFF and the CTE program but not guided pathways.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670

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

Jan 13, 2017 - By far the largest of these initiatives is $150 million one time for community colleges to develop “guided pathways ” —detailed, term-by-term roadmaps for students to complete academic programs, accompanied by early academic planning and ongoing student support services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3530

Cal Facts 2018 [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2018 - With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state's economy, revenues, and major program trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3905

Improving Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in California

Sep 21, 2016 - One way to meet the guiding policy objectives would be to set one funding rate for enrollment growth and another rate for enrollment declines. Under this approach, the state would fund new SSS enrollment at the average cost calculated for comparable deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3498