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

Mar 18, 2026 - Introduction California operates the nation ’s largest public school system, comprising 937 school districts, 1,257 charter schools, and 58 county offices of education. This year, these local agencies will educate nearly 5.8  million students, employ around 700,000 teachers and staff, and spend nearly $150  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - As Figure  4 shows, 55 of the 58 counties in California have experienced ADA declines during the pandemic. Of these 55  counties, 36 experienced two ‑year declines between 5  percent and 10  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - This change includes a $175  million increase in non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund, which is partially offset by a $14  million decrease in Proposition  64 funds and a $10  million decrease in federal funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Provides $10   Million Annually for Statewide System of Technical Assistance. The Governor ’s proposal would set aside $10  million of the $1  billion for technical assistance centers, including $2  million for the S ‑TAC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - We estimate the administration addressed a $58  billion budget problem in the Governor ’s budget. Despite this significant deficit, there is a good chance that the administration ’s revenue projections are too low and the state will face an even larger budget problem in May.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

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

Nov 10, 2025 - Funding is available through June 30, 2029, with an evaluation of the pilot program due to the Legislature by September 1, 2029. Provides $10  Million to Select a Multilingual Screener for TK Students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

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

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Students are identified as chronically absent if they are absent for more than 10  percent of the time they are enrolled at a school. (A student enrolled at a school district for a full academic year is considered chronically absent if they miss 18 or more days of school.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Figure  10 shows our estimate of the funding available for new commitments in 2026 ‑27. It begins with the spending level the state approved in the 2025 ‑26 budget, then adjusts for the expiration of one ‑time savings and the cost of covering COLA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Beginning January 1, 2025, statute requires that provider rates consist of two components: (1)  a base rate equal to 90   percent of the rate model, and (2)  a quality incentive payment equal to 10   percent of the rate model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008