The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - From 2017‑18 through 2021‑22 (the most recent data available), the percent of high school completers in California attending any college decreased from 68 to 62 percent. Enrollment Growth Continues to be Overstated Due to Shift in Summer Courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 19, 2025 - This growth—combined with a required reserve withdrawal—would be just enough to fund a 2.51 percent statutory cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The state could use the one-time funds to build budget resiliency, which seems especially important given the risks of a stock market downturn.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5093

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget proposes suspending the statutory cost ‑of ‑living adjustment (COLA) for child care and State Preschool reimbursement rates and redirecting the savings associated with this suspension for an increase to the monthly cost of care plus payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - As shown in Figure  6 , from 2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20, the state averaged more than 1,600 schools closed due to wildfires annually, compared to an annual average of about 70 schools from 2008‑09 to 2016‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Nov 20, 2024 - After accounting for the freed ‑up funding and the cost of providing a 2.46  percent statutory cost ‑of ‑living adjustment for school and community college programs, we estimate that $2.8  billion would be available for new commitments (see figure below).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - In late 2020, the families of several students living in Oakland and Los Angeles filed a lawsuit alleging the state had failed to ensure that schools provided adequate instruction during the pandemic ( Cayla  J.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

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

Nov 19, 2025 - On the other hand, the state’s school‑age population is declining due to a decrease in births that began nearly two decades ago and accelerated between 2017 and 2020. This decline is likely to be the main factor affecting school attendance over the next several years, and we estimate corresponding attendance decreases of about 1 percent per year (Figure 9).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - CTC competitively awarded grant to Tulare COE to operate center. 7 Bilingual Teacher Professional Development Program 2017 ‑18 Supported teachers pursuing authorization to teach bilingual and multilingual classes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - In 2017-18, $5  million was provided on a one-time basis to create the Bilingual Teacher Professional Development Program to support teachers pursuing authorization to teach bilingual and multilingual classes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - These services and supports include residential services, day programs, employment support, transportation, independent and supported living, and personal assistance. Statute Requires Focus on Quality and Outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008