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

Mar 18, 2026 - Adopt Proposals to Give the SPI Voting Rights on SBE and Community College Governing Board. We recommend adopting the proposals to make the SPI a voting member of the SBE and Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - In this brief, we examine the Governor’s proposal to restructure state governance. The first section explains how the current system evolved and describes the main entities and their responsibilities. The second section reviews previous governance studies and explains how governance works in other contexts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5165

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - CTEIG applications are reviewed by CDE, with final approvals made by the State Board of Education. For K ‑12 SWP, funding is allocated from the California Community Colleges Chancellor ’s Office to eight SWP regional consortia based on each region ’s unemployment rate, share of statewide attendance in grades 7 ‑12, and share of projected job openings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - Upon graduation, students can choose to continue their education at a four ‑year college or obtain an entry ‑level job in the field they studied. Industry partners commit to giving program graduates first priority for relevant job openings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - The law also exempts reserves that are legally restricted to specific activities and reserves designated for specific purposes by a district’s governing board. In addition, a district can receive an exemption from its county office of education for up to two consecutive years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Feb 4, 2026 - The state has multiple tools that can make school and community college programs more resilient against risk and volatility. The Proposition  98 reserve is particularly powerful because it (1)  can be accessed relatively quickly, (2)  can support any school or community college activities, and (3)  avoids disrupting district cash flow (unlike payment deferrals).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce [Publication Details]

Mar 7, 2025 - In this brief, we assess the Governor’s 2025-26 educator workforce proposals and provide associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Provides $100   Million for National Board Program. The Governor proposes $100  million in one ‑time Proposition  98 funding for the National Board Program. Of the total amount, $90  million is to continue awarding annual grants of $5,000 to teachers who achieve the National Board certification and teach in a priority school.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - This demographic decline will not necessarily be offset by a higher share of high school graduates attending college. From 2017‑18 through 2021‑22 (the most recent data available), the percent of high school completers in California attending any college decreased from 68 to 62 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

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

Nov 19, 2025 - The School and Community College Split Sharp Differences Between Schools and Community Colleges Based on the “Split. ” Throughout this report, we have estimated the funding available each year by comparing the Proposition  98 guarantee to the total cost of all school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093