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

Mar 18, 2026 - The significance of these examples is not simply that two different entities disagreed about policy, but that the governance structure did not provide a clear path for resolving these disagreements outside of extended litigation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - In addition, the Legislature could require LEAs to offer absent students access to additional instructional support outside of t he school day, similar to what they might currently receive through attendance recovery programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - The state has three expanded learning programs that provide students with academic and enrichment activities outside of normal school hours. Two of these programs, the After School Education and Safety (ASES) program and 21st  Century Community Learning Centers (21st  Century program), are longstanding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - First, districts can begin implementing attendance recovery programs—a recent measure that allows districts more flexibility to offset student absences by providing instruction outside the regular school day.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - Prior to A B  1507 , charter schools could operate facilities outside of their authorizing school district in certain circumstances, as well as operate a resource center in an adjacent county. Assembly Bill  1507 prohibits new charter schools from operating facilities outside of their authorizing school district.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - ELOP funds after school programs and other enrichment activities outside regular school hours. The program has a two‑tier rate structure. If at least 75 percent of the students in a district are English learners or from low‑income families (EL/LI), the district receives a higher funding rate and must offer the program to all students in grade 6 or below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Outside of government and health care, the state has added no jobs over the past 18 months. Similarly, the number of Californians who are unemployed is 25  percent higher than during the strong labor markets of 2019 and 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - The  state created this program in the 2021 ‑22 budget to fund educational and enrichment activities for K ‑12 students outside of normal school hours. The state currently allocates $4  billion for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - These gains are not tied to improvements in the state ’s broader economy, which has been lackluster, with elevated unemployment, a stagnant job market outside of government and healthcare, and sluggish consumer spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Campuses may apply the stricter admissions criteria to applicants outside their local service area and/or applicants within specific high ‑demand programs. Currently, five CSU campuses (Fullerton, Long Beach, San Diego, San Jos é, and San Luis Obispo) are impacted in all undergraduate programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989