The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - Beginning in 2021 ‑22, districts can no longer collectively bargain larger class sizes for TK and must maintain average TK class sizes of 24 or less. (Charter schools receive the K ‑3 adjustment and are exempt from the class size requirement in grades K ‑3, but must comply with the requirement for TK.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - As a result of the pandemic, State Preschool enrollment experienced a significant decline of roughly 65,000 students in 2020 (Figure 3). While enrollment has increased since 2020, it remains significantly below pre‑pandemic levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The state provided non-Proposition  98 General Fund in 2023-24 ($3  million) and 2024-25 ($5  million) for this purpose. Funds Two Career Technical Education Projects. The budget provides $750,000 in non-Proposition  98 General Fund for two specific career technical education projects: $500,000 to the Career Technical Education Foundation of Sonoma County to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Under these estimates and assumptions, the state would end 2023 ‑24 with $3.8  billion in the SFEU. Figure 4
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Nov 20, 2024 - State Suspended the Proposition   98 Guarantee in 2023 ‑24. The June 2024 budget plan suspended the guarantee in 2023 ‑24 and approved $98.5   billion in funding for schools and community colleges. Although our estimate of General Fund revenue is up compared with the previous estimate, changes in revenue do not directly affect funding when the guarantee is suspended.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - Figure 3 Reporting Requirements for State Programs Name Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant December 2024 and December  2027. September 2029. a Quarterly reports for spending of federal funds. December 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

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

Feb 13, 2025 - 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 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - Specifically, 43  percent of school districts report they plan to offer TK to four ‑year olds with birthdays after February  3, whereas 35  percent report they do not plan to offer TK to this population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - Specifically, we (1)  compare the funding available under the minimum guarantee with the cost of existing school and community college programs, (2)  provide context for the budget decisions the state will make in 2023 ‑24, and (3)  identify a few issues the Legislature may want to think about when planning for the upcoming budget cycle.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - The budget increases funding for FCMAT by $750,000, bringing the total appropriation in 2023-24 to $7.5  million. The increase has three components: (1) $600,000 to cover salary increases and inflationary pressure for existing services, (2) $125,000 to support a new Coaching and Induction Program for newly appointed chief business officials, and (3) $25,000 to develop a mentor program for aspiring chief business officials in small school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818