The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - Given the flexibility and local control over these federal funds, schools have a broad range of options to hire and retain qualified, prepared teachers, including teacher service awards, signing bonuses, or student debt payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Several signs, however, suggest that the stock market has become overvalued. For example, the ratio of stock prices to corporate earnings (a measure of how expensive stocks are) is near historically high levels ( Figure  5 ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program a Excludes students attending independently managed charter schools. b Includes five districts with no students currently participating in the program. c This average is affected by a handful of relatively large districts with relatively few participating students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The latter reductions are primarily due to lower Proposition  64 revenues and the use of one ‑time federal carryover funds in 2025 ‑26 ( Figure  5 ). Figure 4
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Although the state collects and publishes chronic absenteeism data for all students, the chronic absenteeism rates reported on the dashboard only include data for students in grades TK  through  8. Dashboard Assigns Performance Levels for Statewide Indicators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - As shown in Figure  5, the Governor proposes allocating nearly $10  billion of this total to pay down deferred payments from previous years, $5  billion (including $2.1  billion ongoing) for high-poverty schools and districts, nearly $1.4  billion for community colleges, and the remainder (roughly $6  billion) for other K-12 spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

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

Feb 15, 2024 - (Although the precise timing of these repayments would be up to the Legislature, the payments would have to occur eventually. Therefore, this proposal is fundamentally different than other kinds of spending delays proposed by the administration.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate

Mar 1, 2021 - To derive the new per ‑student block grant rates, we recommend increasing the high school rate more than the K ‑ 8 r ate, as the mandate applies to all high school grades but only a portion of grades K ‑8.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

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

Feb 13, 2025 - a Governor ’s settle ‑up proposal Yes
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Whereas a deferral provides up ‑front state savings but creates future costs and weakens district cash flow, the advance payment is an up ‑front state cost that allows future savings and improves district cash flow.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093