The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Figure 2 shows the total number of subsidized child care slots, as well as total funding, since 2018‑19. Statutory intent language associated with the multiyear agreement would require an additional 44,000 slots in 2026‑27 and 33,000 in 2027‑28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Feb 4, 2026 - A revenue decline of this magnitude would reduce the Proposition  98 guarantee by about $8  billion. In such a scenario, the state could likely maintain existing programs, but would have to reject many of the Governor ’s proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Although the state collects and publishes chronic absenteeism data for all students, the chronic absenteeism rates reported on the dashboard only include data for students in grades TK  through  8. Dashboard Assigns Performance Levels for Statewide Indicators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - Betwee n 2 014 ‑15 and 2018 ‑19, 13 o f these districts left the program and 9 n ew districts joined the program. This turnover occurred mainly among small districts. In bot h 2 014 ‑15 and 2018 ‑19, the same five large districts accounted for most of the participating students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Figure  8  shows how much the minimum guarantee could differ from our projections based on variations in General Fund revenue. For this analysis, we examined the historical relationship between previous revenue estimates and actual tax collections, then calculated the guarantee under the different revenue scenarios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - In 2018 ‑19, about 295,000 full ‑time equivalent teachers were employed in California ’s public school system. This is an increase of 9. 8  p ercent over the 2010 ‑ 11 l evel (the low point during the Great Recession).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - Of  this amount, $46  million is provided on a one ‑time basis, while the remaining $8  million is ongoing, as seen in Figure  2 . The  Governor provides mostly non ‑Proposition  98 funding for these proposals, with the one exception of $5.2  million ongoing Proposition  98 included for the PMATs proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - In 2020 ‑21, CCAP enrollment grew by 22  percent from 2019 ‑20 to 2020 ‑21, even as overall community college enrollment declined by 8  percent. Moreover, rather than posing fiscal barriers, CCAP funding policies can work to the benefit of schools and colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562