The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Considering Adding Legislative Appointees to the SBE. The Legislature could consider adding two legislative appointees to the SBE. These appointees could enable greater legislative oversight of the new governance system and ensure the SBE ’s policies are consistent with legislative intent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

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

Feb 4, 2026 - The proposal effectively shifts that cost from this year to future budgets —helping address the current budget problem on a one ‑time basis, but adding to the large budget deficits the state is projecting over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Although the state collects and publishes chronic absenteeism data for all students, the chronic absenteeism rates reported on the dashboard only include data for students in grades TK  through  8. Dashboard Assigns Performance Levels for Statewide Indicators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Based on data from October 2024, the state serves 100,705 children in  State  Preschool. Child Care and State Preschool Programs Supported With Multiple Funding Sources. The 2025 ‑26 budget package provided a total of $10.3  billion for subsidized child care and State Preschool ($7.8  billion from the General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Additionally, the S ‑TAC and CDE help construct data systems to help LEAs with the collection and analysis of data for monitoring progress and continuous improvement. The R ‑TACs have provided a wide range of technical assistance to schools, including assisting in conducting asset mapping and community needs assessments and offering communities of practice, where groups of schools implementing the model can share best practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131