The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - (The measure also provides $8.5  billion for K-12 school facilities.) These funds may be used for various purposes, including constructing new buildings, renovating existing buildings, acquiring land, and purchasing equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - As we discuss in The 2026‑27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K‑12 Spending Plan , the Governor’s budget appropriates $5.6 billion less for schools and community colleges in 2025‑26 than the estimated minimum guarantee in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Amount excludes $164 million ongoing for the K ‑12 Strong Workforce Program. c Amount excludes $62 million ongoing for apprenticeships affiliated with K ‑12 local education agencies. d Amount assumes 12 percent of program funding goes to CCC based on historical trends, and CCC in turn spends 20 percent of those funds on CTE courses based on the approximate share of noncredit instruction that is classified as CTE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - (Proposition  2 also provides $8.5  billion for K-12 school facilities.) These funds may be used for various purposes, including constructing new buildings, renovating existing buildings, acquiring land, and purchasing equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - The measure establishes a minimum annual funding requirement for K ‑14 education commonly known as the minimum guarantee. In this report, we provide our estimates of the guarantee and analyze the implications for school and community college budgeting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Reflecting these higher revenue estimates, the administration ’s estimates of constitutionally required General Fund spending on K ‑14 education is $4.7  billion higher than our November estimates. This partially offsets the revenue increase described above, deteriorating the budget ’s bottom line.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - How the K‑14 Cost‑of‑Living Adjustment (COLA) Is Calculated Lower Energy Costs May Be a Factor Behind Low COLA Rate. The state calculates a statutory COLA each year using a price index published by the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - Partial Recovery in K ‑12 Attendance Assumed. Under our outlook, K ‑12 student attendance grows by an average of 1.6  percent per year from 2022 ‑23 through 2026 ‑27. This growth, however, follows a steep attendance decline in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Higher Education Proposals

May 10, 2022 - Figure 1 Governor ’s Higher Education Innovation Proposals Have Varied Over the Years One ‑Time General Fund (In Millions) Budget Bachelor ’s degree production, four ‑year completion, and transfer from community colleges Award committee with appointed members 2015 ‑16 b Award committee with appointed members 2016 ‑17 Curriculum redesign, competency ‑based education, and financial aid access Award
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4594

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - Which health and social service programs are most closely associated with improved educational outcomes of K ‑12 and college students? Tasking GovOps With Managing System Could Further State Synergies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409