Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - States Are Expected to Maintain Education Funding at Recent Levels. As a condition of receiving a state allocation under ESSER and GEER funding, states are to maintain their support for education. Specifically, states must agree to maintain their support for K-12 education and higher education in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 at the average annual level they provided in the prior three fiscal years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4417

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System [Publication Details]

Mar 26, 2021 - Provides background on process to date toward creating an integrated education data system and other related data tools (collectively referred to as the "Cradle to Career" data system), describes the Governor's proposals to fund the development of specific components of this system, assesses these proposals, and makes associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4409

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - The box below describes the state ’s PAL and project oversight processes. California Has a Process for Approving Information Technology (IT) Projects State Has Had Challenges Implementing IT Projects.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate [Publication Details]

Mar 1, 2021 - The Commission on State Mandates recently found new requirements to offer feminine hygiene products in certain public school restrooms to be a reimbursable mandate. In this post, we provide background on state mandates and the recent decision, share our assessment, and provide an associated recommendation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4392

The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate

Mar 1, 2021 - Background Constitution Requires the State to Reimburse Local Governments for Mandated Activities. State law tasks the Commission with determining whether new state laws or regulations affecting local governments create state ‑reimbursable mandates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - Use reliable, easily updated data sources currently collected by the state. No Inappropriate Fiscal Incentives. Avoid financial incentive to identify students or select certain placements to increase funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2021 - In this post, we analyze the Governor’s proposals to address teacher shortages, as well as his proposals to provide additional professional development for school staff. For each, we provide background, describe the Governor’s proposals, assess these proposals, and offer associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4381

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - According to the California State Teachers ’ Retirement System, which manages the state ’s pension system for teachers, 3,202 California teachers retired in the second half of 2020 —a 26  p ercent increase relative to 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

The 2021-22 Budget: Community Schools

Feb 12, 2021 - Trailer legislation directed the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to develop an application, with the approval of the executive director of the State Board of Education, by November 1, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4367