Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - (Middle college high schools operate on community college campuses and are targeted to students who are at risk of dropping out of high school. Early college high schools partner with a community college or public university that allows students to earn a diploma and up to two years of college credit by graduation.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - The proposal specifies that the screener must be (1)  developmentally appropriate for TK students; (2)  deemed adequate by technical experts; (3)  capable of administration by classroom teachers or aides to students; and (4)  capable of administration to any student, regardless of their primary language.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - In 2024, California ’s disadvantaged students scored lower than similar peers in other states in both math and reading, while non ‑disadvantaged students scored better on average than similar peers in other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - Similar to all other K ‑12 students, eligible TK students generate attendance ‑based funding through LCFF. The LCFF includes a per ‑student base grant that varies by grade level. In 2024 ‑25, the base grant for students in TK through third grade is $10,025 per average daily attendance (ADA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - As discussed above, the shift from Tier 2 to Tier 1 comes with increased obligations for the number of students served. Tier 2 districts are obligated to serve only EL/LI students, while Tier  1 districts must serve all students whose parents request placement in the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Though the number of students shifted from self‑ to state‑supported courses is smaller in 2024‑25 compared to 2023‑24 (745 FTE students shifted in summer 2024 compared to 4,705 FTE students shifted the previous summer), the effect is still not adding new students but adding new state costs from shifting students formerly in self‑supported courses into state‑supported ones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

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

Feb 13, 2025 - In addition to covering costs for additional TK students, the Governor proposes to increase the TK add ‑on funding rate. Whereas the add ‑on currently provides about $3,150 for each student, the budget would increase it to about $6,400 per student.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - As  part of this initiative the Nutrition Policy Institute conducted focus groups of California middle and high school students to understand their perception of universal meals. Students reported having reduced stigma and embarrassment around who eats school meals, especially for students eligible for free or reduced priced meals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001