The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - Specifies that the new reimbursement rates shall not be reduced from the rates previously in effect, including the one-time cost of care plus rates that were part of the most recent collectively bargained and parity agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Building this local buy ‑in is important for the long ‑term success of the community schools model and can help support other key efforts, such as identifying other sources of funding that can sustain the model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2021-22 Budget: Community Schools

Feb 12, 2021 - Experts say the following elements are critical for successful implementation: Community Partnerships. The lead educational agency behind the implementation of a successful community school may spend a year or more developing its implementation strategy before putting it into action, as well as establishing strong relationships with potential service providers and community partners.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4367

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

Mar 18, 2026 - This structure establishes a clear chain of command and allows the voters and the Legislature to hold the Governor and the Governor ’s appointees accountable for the successful implementation of state programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

Update on the Progress of the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Nov 18, 2021 - Below, we use the recent volatility in investment returns to provide illustrative examples as to how our recommendations would strengthen CalSTRS’ ability to successfully pay down UAO—both the state’s share and employers’ share—by 2046.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4475

The 2022-23 Budget: Green School Bus Grants

Feb 10, 2022 - Eliminating this allowance would create parity with other bus replacement programs and avoid creating incentives for districts to forego those programs. Given that the proposed grants would cover the entire cost of the bus and chargi ng station, we think the state could expect districts to pay for other costs out of their local budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4525

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Assessment and Issues for Legislative Consideration Legislative Oversight of IT Project Can Help Ensure Success of Important Project. We recommend that the Legislature exercise its oversight authority to help ensure that this multiyear IT project can be successfully completed on time and within budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - Without specific expectations and associated outcome measures, the state does not have a clear picture on the extent to which previous initiatives have been successful in addressing key legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Effective literacy coaches are highly specialized —ideally , they have successful experiences teaching reading, in ‑depth knowledge of evidence ‑based literacy instruction, and experience working with teachers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Although the state has dedicated substantial amounts of funding to address teacher shortages, there is limited evidence these efforts have been successful. A 2010 study on two of California ’s previous recruitment programs —a grant similar to the Golden State Teacher Grant program and a loan repayment program similar to the new proposal —concluded that two of every seven of the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012