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

Mar 18, 2026 - The SBE consists of ten  members, serving staggered four ‑year terms, and one student member, serving a one ‑year term. The Governor appoints all 11 members with the approval of two ‑thirds of the State Senate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - The improvement in student outcomes was reported across student subgroups, however, the improvements were shown to be most significant for Black students, English learners, and socioeconomically disadvantaged students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - As a condition of receiving CCDF, the state must comply with a number of requirements, such as providing some matching funding as well as spending at least 12 percent of CCDF funds on quality improvement activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - (As we discuss in the nearby box, the Legislature could consider changes to improve another key tool used to focus efforts on student attendance: the California school dashboard chronic absenteeism indicator.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Subsequently, the Secretary of California Health and Human Services (CalHHS) appointed members to the Master Plan for Developmental Services Committee. These members were assigned to one of five workgroups; each workgroup developed recommendations pursuant to a specific goal for the developmental services system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Investors are borrowing large sums to buy stocks, and households are more invested in the stock market than at any time in at least 70 years. Historically, these signs have preceded stock market downturns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Update on the Progress of the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Nov 18, 2021 - Funded Ratio Improved While Total UAO Increased Slightly. The 2019-20 valuation reflects a slight improvement in the DB program ’s funded ratio, which increased from 66 percent as of June 2019 to 67 percent as of June 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4475

The 2022-23 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Jan 25, 2022 - As Figure  1 shows, under current law —where attendance is calculated at the SELPA level —a member district with growing attendance could have their gains offset by another member district with declining attendance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4494

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - We also believe the Legislature should have a larger role in selecting members of the governing board. Under the Governor ’s proposal, the Governor would get to select four public members while the Senate and Assembly combined would get to select only two public members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

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