The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - In 2024, only 44  percent of California ’s fourth graders met or exceeded state standards in English language arts, and 41  percent met or exceeded state standards in math. California also has historically scored lower than the national average on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a set of national exams administered by the federal government every two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012