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

Mar 18, 2026 - Introduction California operates the nation ’s largest public school system, comprising 937 school districts, 1,257 charter schools, and 58 county offices of education. This year, these local agencies will educate nearly 5.8  million students, employ around 700,000 teachers and staff, and spend nearly $150  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - As Figure  4 shows, 55 of the 58 counties in California have experienced ADA declines during the pandemic. Of these 55  counties, 36 experienced two ‑year declines between 5  percent and 10  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

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

Feb 15, 2024 - We estimate the administration addressed a $58  billion budget problem in the Governor ’s budget. Despite this significant deficit, there is a good chance that the administration ’s revenue projections are too low and the state will face an even larger budget problem in May.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - CDE competitively awarded grants LEAs and COEs. 25.0 Integrated Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Grants 2016 ‑17 Supported expanding integrated programs that allow participants to earn an undergraduate degree and a teaching credential within four years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - As shown in Figure  6 , from 2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20, the state averaged more than 1,600 schools closed due to wildfires annually, compared to an annual average of about 70 schools from 2008‑09 to 2016‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - During  the first quarter of 2024, for example, total pay increased at an annualized rate of 17   percent —one of the strongest quarters on record. State income tax receipts have followed this trend, with withholding collections up nearly 10  percent this year relative to 2023 levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - For COEs that are funded a bove their LCFF targets (33 of 58 COEs in 2021-22), the budget package establishes an ongoing add-on equal to the annual statutory COLA that COEs funded at their target receive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - Figure  1 describes the programs that have received one ‑time state funding since 2016 ‑17 to address teacher shortages. Some programs are aimed at increasing the supply of teachers. For instance, the 2016 ‑17 budget re ‑established the Center at a COE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - This program was federally funded. 15 b Integrated Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Grants 2016 ‑17 Supported expanding integrated programs that allow participants to earn a bachelor ’s degree and a teaching credential within four years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492