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

Jan 13, 2025 - In other words, we are not describing the budget condition as having a surplus or a deficit at this time. These concepts are inherently tools of communication, not accounting, and are ultimately somewhat subjective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - For example, a 2010  study from the RAND Corporation found that literacy coaches placed in Florida middle schools improved student reading test scores for some students, with the greatest impacts being among the lowest ‑performing schools where coaching was implemented for a number of years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - (In other words, a SAL requirement is the amount of revenue the state is required to allocate in ways that meet its constitutional requirements under Proposition  4.) Specifically, SAL requirements can only be met with: Tax Reductions or Tax Refunds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - In other words, for the past several years, Out ‑of ‑Home Care funding has not accounted for changes in foster youth counts in each SELPA, the placement of more foster youth with resource families, or the replacement of group homes with STRTPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

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

Nov 17, 2021 - In other words, the General Fund receives the benefit when returns are strong and bears the costs when returns are weak. To the extent that projected district contributions to CalSTRS change in the coming months, they are likely to be somewhat higher than current estimates (as we explain in a separate  post).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - This  is an increase of 9.8  percent over the 2010 ‑11 level (the low point during the Great Recession). Coupled with the effects of statewide declining student enrollment, the statewide student ‑to ‑teacher ratio, in turn, has dropped every year since its peak in 2010 ‑11  when it was 23:1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - This is an increase of 9. 8  p ercent over the 2010 ‑ 11 l evel (the low point during the Great Recession). Coupled with the effects of declining student enrollment, the statewide student ‑to ‑teacher ratio, in turn, has dropped every year since its peak in 2010 ‑11 (23:1).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - A 2010 study from the RAND Corporation examined the impact of state ‑funded literacy coaches placed in Florida middle schools on student reading test scores between 2002 and 2006. The study found positive impacts for two student cohorts analyzed, whereas the other two cohorts showed essentially no impact on student reading.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, an estimated  172 million trees have died in California’s forests since 2010 due to multiple years of low moisture and drought conditions, high temperatures, and resulting bark beetle infestations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575