The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - Earnings from 529 plans are not taxable if the student uses the funds for qualifying education expenses. Qualifying expenses include tuition and fees, books and supplies, and room a nd board. CalKIDS Program Has Two Components.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

This measure requires public schools to provide each student with 30 hours of education on environmental sustainability and sustainable best practices every two years. [Ballot]

Mar 25, 2025 - Proposal Establishes Environmental Education Requirements for All Students. This measure requires public schools to provide each student with 30 hours of education on environmental sustainability and sustainable best practices every two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-001

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - (Middle college high schools operate on community college campuses and are targeted to students who are at risk of dropping out of high school. Early college high schools partner with a community college or public university that allows students to earn a diploma and up to two years of college credit by graduation.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - The state likely has more direct ways, however, to increase educational attainment in these regions, such as by continuing to provide districts with supplemental funding for enrolling and supporting low-income students under the Student Cen tered Funding Formula.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - Both U.S. citizens and California Dream Act students (sometimes referred to as AB  540 students) are able to participate in the program. (This latter group consists primarily of undocumented students.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2025-26 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 10, 2025 - In 2024 ‑25, CLSF expects total enrollment to decline by 39  FTE students, for a total of 1,128 FTE students. This decrease is primarily attributable to a decline in JD enrollment, which is estimated to fall by 38  FTE students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - In 2024, California ’s disadvantaged students scored lower than similar peers in other states in both math and reading, while non ‑disadvantaged students scored better on average than similar peers in other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2025 - This brief analyzes the Governor’s budget proposals for the California Community Colleges. It covers apportionments, enrollment growth, and various other ongoing and one-time proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5005

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges Background Some CCC Students Are Currently or Formerly Incarcerated. As Figure  12 shows, the number of incarcerated students enrolled at the community colleges has increased over the past decade —from about 2,200 FTE students in 2014 ‑15 to about 7,100 FTE students in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - As  part of this initiative the Nutrition Policy Institute conducted focus groups of California middle and high school students to understand their perception of universal meals. Students reported having reduced stigma and embarrassment around who eats school meals, especially for students eligible for free or reduced priced meals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001