The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - From 2022 ‑23 through 2024 ‑25, TK eligibility expands by an additional two months each year. (In 2024 ‑25, children who have their fifth birthday by June 2 are eligible for TK.) For 2024 ‑25, the budget package assumes LCFF costs associated with TK will be $526  million above revised 2023 ‑24 levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - The 2024 ‑25  budget includes $1.8  billion Proposition  98 General Fund and $2.7  billion federal funding to provide a projected 884  million school meals during the school year. Universal Meals Intended to Reduce Stigma, Increase Attendance, and Improve Student Well ‑Being.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Based on 2023 ‑24 attendance —the data used to calculate 2024 ‑25 allocations —the proposed $435  million in additional funding would allow for increasing the number of Tier 1 districts without affecting Tier 2 rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details]

Sep 16, 2024 - The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4929

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - The  Legislature approved the changes as part of the 2024 ‑25 budget. Districts Spent $1.6   Billion Through 2023 ‑24 and Report Faster Spending in 2024 ‑25. The December 2024 interim reports show that districts spent $1.6  billion through the first two years of the program (2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - Beginning in 2024 ‑25, program is available to schools with an ISP at or above 25 percent. Method of Determining Student Eligibility Schools directly certify students and collect meal applications. Schools directly certify students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - The 2024 ‑25 budget package reduced by half the total award amount and service requirement (from a $20,000 maximum award and four ‑year service requirement within eight years). Provides $150   Million for New Loan Repayment Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - In 2024 ‑25, districts will receive $3,077 per TK ADA as an add ‑on to the LCFF base grant to cover the associated costs of this requirement. We  estimate the state will provide about $500  million Proposition  98 General Fund for this add ‑on in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

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

Nov 20, 2024 - In addition, a district can receive an exemption from its county office of education for up to two consecutive years. The cap has been operative in previous years but is inoperative as of 2024‑25. 2023‑24 and 2024‑25 Updates State ’s Job Market and Consumer Spending Remain Lackluster … California
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Based on the most recent projections from Department of Finance, the number of high school graduates in California peaked in 2021‑22. As Figure 15 shows, the number of high school graduates is projected to decline by 17,689 students (4 percent) from 2024‑25 to 2027‑28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989