The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Considering Adding Legislative Appointees to the SBE. The Legislature could consider adding two legislative appointees to the SBE. These appointees could enable greater legislative oversight of the new governance system and ensure the SBE ’s policies are consistent with legislative intent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - The remaining $10  million is for the UC, San Francisco Dyslexia Center to continue to expand the capacity of the Multitudes reading difficulties screening tool. Multitudes is one of four approved screening tools that may be used for literacy screenings, and this screener is currently available to schools free of charge.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

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

Feb 4, 2026 - The proposal effectively shifts that cost from this year to future budgets —helping address the current budget problem on a one ‑time basis, but adding to the large budget deficits the state is projecting over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - About Half of Graduates Complete UC/CSU College Preparatory Course Requirements. Of the state ’s high school graduates, about half (49  percent in 2017 ‑18) completed the college preparatory coursework required to be eligible for freshman admission at UC/CSU (known as the “A  through G ” series).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Though the number of students shifted from self‑ to state‑supported courses is smaller in 2024‑25 compared to 2023‑24 (745 FTE students shifted in summer 2024 compared to 4,705 FTE students shifted the previous summer), the effect is still not adding new students but adding new state costs from shifting students formerly in self‑supported courses into state‑supported ones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - We find the proposed training funds to be premature since the approved list of screening tools has not been finalized and funds are being added to the block grant earlier than needed under the traditional claims ‑based process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Each collaborative must include at least one school district, community college district, CSU campus, and UC campus. To receive grants, collaboratives must commit to creating new intersegmental academic pathways in at least two of the following occupational areas: health care, education, business management, and engineering/computing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Under either approach, the Legislature may want to ensure that the level of funding provided is aligned with any service requirements added in statute. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The largest one-time initiatives are $175  million each for CSU and UC, with both segments able to use the funds for deferred maintenance and UC also able to use the funds explicitly for energy efficiency projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Individuals may also obtain additional credentials —such as the Mathematics Instructional Leadership Specialist Credential or Mathematics Instructional Added Authorization —that provide specific training related to improving instruction in math or literacy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012