Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Including high school absenteeism rates on the dashboard would have resulted in a larger imbalance of high school indicators compared with elementary school indicators. Under the state ’s current ESSA plan, the state has two indicators that only apply to high schools (graduation rates and the College and Career Indicator) and one that only applies to elementary schools (chronic absenteeism).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - For new community schools grantees, the administration indicates annual reporting requirements would begin in 2029 ‑30, when they will be required to submit an implementation plan by December 31, 2029.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The administration indicates that the purpose of the proposal is “to mitigate the risk of potentially appropriating more resources to the Guarantee than are ultimately available in the final calculation for 2025 ‑26. ” The budget does not specify when the state would make this payment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - Most notably, it indicates that the guarantee in 2026 ‑27 would be unable to cover the COLA without a reserve withdrawal. A  decline in revenues or a higher COLA rate could make the COLA unaffordable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Feb 13, 2025 - The administration indicates the state would address the payment in the June 2026 budget plan —after the state makes its final revenue estimate for 2024 ‑25, recalculates the guarantee, and determines the amount owed to schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - The administration indicated that its intent is for the California Department of Education (CDE) to contract with an external entity that would provide the screener and necessary training to schools free of charge.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - The administration indicates it does not plan to make any changes to ELOP moving forward. Assessment In this section, we provide our assessment of the Governor ’s proposal to provide additional ELOP funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Despite that federal requirement being rescinded, the Center indicates a salary increase is still warranted to help Fellows afford rising living costs as well as keep the fellowship program competitive with comparable programs in the state and country.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending Coordination of Instruction for Expelled Students a No specific indicators adopted Coordination of Services for Foster Youth a No specific indicators adopted X a This state priority area only applies to county offices of education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - To receive a grant renewal, high schools must agree to be evaluated annually on 12  program quality indicators (such as curriculum and instruction requirements, leadership development, industry involvement, career guidance, and accountability).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021