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

Mar 18, 2026 - Previous Studies of California Governance First Major Governance Study Published in 1920. The state ’s first systematic study of governance was the Report of the Special Legislative Committee on Education , published in 1920.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Independent Study. Currently, LEAs generate ADA from independent study programs when students participate in synchronous instruction and complete coursework. If  LEAs were funded based on enrollment, they would receive funding regardless of how much independent study students participate in instruction and complete work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - In this brief, we examine the Governor’s proposal to restructure state governance. The first section explains how the current system evolved and describes the main entities and their responsibilities. The second section reviews previous governance studies and explains how governance works in other contexts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Consistent with the previous studies, the Learning Policy Institute recently released a report assessing student outcomes of Cohort 1 of community schools grantees. The  report found that schools in this initial cohort showed gains in student outcomes, particularly in reduced chronic absenteeism rates and suspension rates, compared with similar schools that did not receive funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131