The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - In 2024, only 44  percent of California ’s fourth graders met or exceeded state standards in English language arts, and 41  percent met or exceeded state standards in math. California also has historically scored lower than the national average on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a set of national exams administered by the federal government every two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - However, 41  percent of school districts and charter schools report they do not intend to make updates to facilities. Governor’s Proposal Increases Funding by $690   Million to Implement TK Expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2022-23 Budget: School Nutrition

Feb 8, 2022 - For example, in 2019 ‑20, school districts that participated in the federal National School Lunch Program generally received $3.50  per free lunch, $3.10 per reduced ‑price lunch, and 41  cents per paid lunch.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4519

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - From the initial $10  million provided in 2016 ‑17, CTC awarded grants to 41 institutions. Many grantees began enrolling undergraduate students in their integrated programs in 2018 ‑19. By 2019 ‑20, a total of 629 undergraduate students were enrolled in an integrated program, and 72  individuals had obtained their undergraduate degree and teaching credential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Computer Science Proposals

Mar 10, 2020 - In 2018 ‑19, 41  percent of high school students in California attended a school offering at least one computer science course. These schools have a slightly lower share of low-income students (53  percent) than the statewide average (57  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4198