The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Three ‑ and four ‑year old children are generally eligible for State Preschool if their family earns at or below the state median income ($109,904 annual income for a family of three and $127,338 annual income for a family of four).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - If the state were to begin using school enrollment for these allocations, the total statewide student count for schools would increase and schools would receive a larger share of funding than other segments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Many schools also have reported establishing shared leadership structures so that decisions can be made with input from admi nistrators, staff, students, parents, and community partners. These changes helped inform the community schools implementation plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Feb 4, 2026 - For example, the ratio of stock prices to corporate earnings (a measure of how expensive stocks are) is near historically high levels ( Figure  5 ). Investors are borrowing large sums to buy stocks, and households are more invested in the stock market than at any time in at least 70 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Governance becomes even more blurred in areas where the SPI shares authority with one of the smaller agencies. As Policy Analysis for California Education explained in 2025, “this fragmented, disjointed structure reflects the complexity of California ’s TK ‑12 system, where multiple entities operate independently, often with overlapping responsibilities. ” Muddled Direction to Schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165