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

Feb 4, 2026 - In October 2010, the state recognized a $1.8  billion increase to its previous estimate of the 2009 ‑10 guarantee. It made an initial payment of $300  million but did not schedule any future payments.
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 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - Major One‑Time Proposals $1.8   Billion for Discretionary Block Grant. The Governor proposes $1.8  billion to create the Student Support and Professional Development Discretionary Block Grant. Districts would receive funding based on their average daily attendance in 2024 ‑25 —$323 per student based on current attendance estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - The 2024 ‑25  budget includes $1.8  billion Proposition  98 General Fund and $2.7  billion federal funding to provide a projected 884  million school meals during the school year. Universal Meals Intended to Reduce Stigma, Increase Attendance, and Improve Student Well ‑Being.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - An additional $1.8  billion is available from reductions in costs due to lower attendance. Regarding cost increases, we account for previous commitments, the required reserve deposit, and the 5.35 percent COLA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - This would bring total costs to $1.8  billion. CDE also projects 2024 ‑25 costs will be $226  million higher than proposed in the Governor ’s budget. As we discuss below, these higher costs are associated with its estimates of implementing the new federal rule change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

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 2023-24 Budget: One-Time K-12 Spending Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget proposes to use $1.8  billion in 2021 ‑22 funding to cover LCFF costs in the current and budget year —$613  million for 2022 ‑23 and $1.2  billion for 2023 ‑24. (The  budget also includes $200  million in unspent prior ‑year funding to cover 2023 ‑24  LCFF costs.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688