The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - For example, the 2025 annual formative evaluation cites the lack of staff training as a key challenge to implementing the community schools model. It also cited several other challenges, including organizational silos within the LEA and resistance among staff to changing long ‑held processes and procedures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Feb 4, 2026 - The rest of this section analyzes how the Governo r ’s proposal affects these three challenges. The State ’s Short ‑Term Forecasting Risk Is Considerable. The state ’s reliance on tax revenue associated with the stock market poses an acute risk to its revenue forecast.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Mar 18, 2026 - This would help the SPI to understand and report on key education issues, major challenges, and significant trends that affect education in California. In these reports, the SPI could make recommendations to address major challenges identified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - This information would allow the Legislature to determine whether the proposal is addressing key challenges with child care access in regions affected by wildfires. Recommend Adopting General Child Care Reduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Staffing and Facilities Are Key Challenges in Growing Expanded Learning Programs. The rapid increase in funding for ELOP has required districts to significantly increase the size of their expanded learning programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - Workforce Challenges Appear to Be More Prevalent Compared to Facility Challenges. Workforce issues appear to be a key barrier to TK implementation. Only 23  percent of school districts report having enough multiple subject teaching credential holders to meet the need for TK  expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - For early intervention, districts may face challenges finding and identifying preschool ‑aged children with disabilities, especially if the child does not attend a preschool program where they could be referred for special education services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Though it is challenging for Fellows to work another job during their time in the program, they can apply for a small amount of additional financial assistance through the Timothy A. Hodson Capital Fellows Assistance Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - A district that has constrained facilities or challenges hiring TK teachers, but could more easily hire instructional aides, likely would find the first option more  feasible. Governor ’s Proposed Add ‑On Likely Higher Than Costs of Requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - The researchers also noted, however, that the rapid expansion of Florida ’s reading program potentially led to challenges recruiting effective coaches, resulting in coaching having less impact for some students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012