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

Feb 13, 2025 - Trailer legislation made this funding available for learning recovery initiatives through 2027 ‑28. It also required districts to submit an interim spending report by December  1,  2024 and a final report by December 1, 2029.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Requires Use of New Screening Tool by 2027-28. Under the Governor ’s proposal, districts would be required to administer the screening to all TK students whose primary language is a language other than English beginning in 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - The state will have more information available during the 2027 ‑28 budget process after the first two cohorts have had five years to complete their service requirements. Funding Not Well ‑Targeted to Low ‑Income Schools With Most Significant Shortages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - 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. All else equal, this would translate to smaller new freshman cohorts in the out‑years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The  June 2024 budget package committed to a total of $28  billion in budget solutions for 2025 ‑26, which included, $12  billion in spending ‑related solutions and nearly $16  billion in all other solutions, including $5.5  billion in temporary revenue increases and a $7  billion withdrawal from the state ’s rainy day fund, the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951