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

Mar 18, 2026 - It will also need to ensure it continues to receive data from CDE, potentially by codifying statutory reporting requirements or adopting supplemental reporting language. Other issues may arise as the transition proceeds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Many Schools Report Key Changes in Practices. Information gathered by CDE from annual progress reports demonstrate that many schools in the first cohort of grantees made key changes through implementing the community schools model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Another option is to provide advance payments to districts toward their 2027 ‑28 funding allotments, consistent with an approach we outlined in our November 2025 report, The 2026‑27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - As part of the state ’s accountability system, districts report various student outcomes, referred to as statewide indicators, which are then displayed on a public website known as the school dashboard.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding [Publication Details]

Jan 6, 2026 - Chapter 442 of 2024 (SB 98, Portantino) requires our office to report on the effects of changing the student count methodology of the Local Control Funding Formula and other K-12 education programs from average daily attendance to student enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5100