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

May 11, 2022 - As Figure  2 shows, the largest attendance declines during the pandemic were in the kindergarten through grade 3 (K ‑3) grade span. (This category also includes Transitional Kindergarten [TK].) K ‑3 ADA declined by 12.5  percent (roughly 224,000  ADA) from 2019 ‑20 to 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

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 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - For example, our November General Fund revenue estimates for 2026 ‑27 were about $20  billion lower than the administration ’s estimates for that year. A revenue decline of this magnitude would reduce the Proposition  98 guarantee by about $8  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - The additional $20  million is intended to provide additional funding for some LEAs to continue to make progress toward full implementation of the fee schedule. The Sacramento COE is to report on how funds were allocated and used by May 1, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - As a result of the pandemic, State Preschool enrollment experienced a significant decline of roughly 65,000 students in 2020 (Figure 3). While enrollment has increased since 2020, it remains significantly below pre‑pandemic levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A  2018   report  by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of sea‑level rise, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches and 58 percent of its marshes. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding Share of Increase Coming From Base 80% — 36% Alternatives 2 and 3 Provide More Targeted Funding to Support High ‑Needs Students. As Figure   18 shows, compared to enrollment ‑based funding and alternative 1, alternatives 2  and  3 provide more of the funding increases through grants targeted for English learners, low ‑income students, and foster youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - The first option assumes TK classrooms will have 3 adults and maintain class sizes at 24  students. This option would cost $196  million less than the Governor  proposes. The  second option assumes TK classrooms decrease from 24 to 20 students and include 2  adults.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968