The 2020-21 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2020 - Although the Legislature has various options for providing fiscal relief, we think making additional payments toward districts’ unfunded pension liabilities would offer the greatest fiscal benefit. Paying down these liabilities would improve the funding status of the pension systems and likely reduce district costs over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4174

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce [Publication Details]

Mar 7, 2025 - In this brief, we assess the Governor’s 2025-26 educator workforce proposals and provide associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Many of the state ’s other programs lacked evaluation requirements to determine whether the programs helped to address teacher shortages. State Has Limited Information About Effectiveness of Golden State Teacher Grant and National Board Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - To receive funding, a state must submit a plan to the Secretary of Education that outlines the state ’s approach to CTE and confirms that the state complies with certain federal regulations. For example, states must ensure CTE programs are aligned with math and English language arts standards, agree to provide technical assistance to school districts, and submit student outcome data (such as pathway completion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2024 - In this brief, we evaluate the Governor’s novel proposal to allow schools to keep $8 billion of cash disbursements above the minimum requirement without recognizing the budgetary impact of those payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4840

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - This is the state ’s budget . After this plan is put into law, the executive branch executes it on a cash basis. That is, on a daily basis, the state ’s tax agencies collect revenues, the State Controller pays the state ’s bills, and the State Treasurer invests any of the state ’s cash that is currently unused.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - State School Nutrition Program Supplements Federal Reimbursement. State law sets a state rate for free meals, which supplements the federal rate for free meals. For paid and reduced ‑priced meals, the state provides funds to match the combined state and federal rate for free meals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Ensure Department ’s Submission for Federal Funding Aligns With State Documentation. As of January 2025, the department stated that it was aiming to submit its PAPD to the United States Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in early 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Districts Use State-Developed Assessments to Determine English Language Proficiency. Districts use a set of state-developed assessments —known as the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) —to determine a student ’s English proficiency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990