The 2022-23 Budget: School Nutrition

Feb 8, 2022 - For kitchen infrastructure funding, most LEAs requested funding to purchase cooking equipment and make associated facility upgrades (91  percent), followed by service equipment (88  percent) —such as mobile carts —and refrigeration and storage (88  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4519

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - Department of Education, California has identified shortages of special education, science, and math teachers nearly every year since 1990 ‑91. Additionally, low ‑income urban schools and rural schools experience many difficulties with staffing, often heavily relying on underprepared  teachers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - Department of Education, California has identified shortages of special education, science, and math teachers nearly every year since 1990 ‑91. Special education teachers tend to have higher rates of turnover due to several factors, such as the increased risk of lawsuits and considerable reporting requirements to comply with federal special education law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381