The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Subsequently, the Secretary of California Health and Human Services (CalHHS) appointed members to the Master Plan for Developmental Services Committee. These members were assigned to one of five workgroups; each workgroup developed recommendations pursuant to a specific goal for the developmental services system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Some Schools Hire Coaches and Specialists in Math or Literacy to Improve Instruction. Coaches and specialists support teachers and other school staff to deliver effective instruction and improve student outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Districts must use their supplemental and concentration grant funding to proportionally increase or improve services for their English learners, foster youth, and low-income students, relative to the base amount of funding they receive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - The state provides $6.1  million ongoing directly to schools to improve the quality of their agricultural vocational education programs. To qualify, programs must offer three instructional components: classroom instruction, a supervised agricultural experience program, and student leadership development opportunities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - LEAs are required to report on how they used KIT funds to (1)  improve the quality of school meals, (2)  increase participation in the school meal program, and (3)  increase the capacity for freshly prepared on ‑site meals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

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

Jan 13, 2025 - These gains are not tied to improvements in the state ’s broader economy, which has been lackluster, with elevated unemployment, a stagnant job market outside of government and healthcare, and sluggish consumer spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - While collecting enrollment data will significantly improve the Legislature ’s ability for program oversight, it may not provide a sense of day ‑to ‑day participation in the program. Collecting attendance data, as is currently required for ASES, would likely provide better information about program use.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977