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

Feb 15, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver [Publication Details] Description: 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 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - As  part of this option, if  serving additional students in expanded learning programs was a priority, the Legislature could allow districts to retain at least a portion of their funding if they agreed to use their ASES funding for students in grades 7 and  8.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

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

Feb 15, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver Summary 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/Report/4840

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

Mar 1, 2021 - To derive the new per ‑student block grant rates, we recommend increasing the high school rate more than the K ‑ 8 r ate, as the mandate applies to all high school grades but only a portion of grades K ‑8.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - Figure 8 State Priority Areas and Associated Performance Measures State Measure
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - Among these other districts, 78  p ercent have fewer tha n 1 , 000 t otal students, 78  p ercent are located in rural parts of the state, and 83  p ercent are elementary districts (enrolling students in grades K throug h 8 o nly).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - The budget picture for schools and community colleges is more positive —the minimum funding level required by Proposition  98 (198 8) i s projected to grow more quickly than school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4297

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - The annual deadline for approval or rejection of a COE ’s LCAP by the department is October 8. Other Reporting Required Plan for Supporting School Districts in Continuous Improvement. Chapter  32 established a requirement for county superintendents to prepare a summary of how the COE plans to assist all school districts within the county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - For example, 19  p ercent of foster youth and 8. 3  p ercent of homeless youth are African American. In a similar vein, Latino youth make up 55  p ercent of all students, but 81  p ercent of English learners and 71  p ercent of low ‑income students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

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

Feb 29, 2024 - Charter schools receive about $8  billion (11  percent) of total school district and charter school LCFF funding. Charter Schools Can Be “Directly Funded ” or “Locally Funded. ” When a charter school is authorized, they can elect to receive their state funding in one of two ways: (1)  from the county treasurer in which their authorizer operates (directly  funded) or (2)  from its authorizer (locally  funded).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870