The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - These funds will support general operations and the Unified Champion Schools Program, the Healthy Athletes Program, and the Community Sports Program. The funding is intended to provide the Special Olympics with $10  million in funding annually from 2025-26 through 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - The proposal would create a new competitive grant program intended to improve college and career readiness. The program is to be administered by CDE and would fund the development of specific types of high school pathways programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - In 2022 ‑23, the state provided $200  million for a competitive grant program aimed at increasing programs that provide high school students with access to college level courses. Of this amount, $100  million was available for grants of up to $250,000 to plan and start up middle and early college high schools on K ‑12 school sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

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

Overview of Proposition 28 Arts Funding for Schools [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2026 - Assembly Committee on Education and Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5109

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

Mar 26, 2021 - Are students receiving Cal Grant competitive awards more likely to enroll and graduate from college than those eligible students who just missed the cut ‑off for getting awards? What are the employment outcomes of graduates from CSU and UC teacher preparation programs?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI). The budget provides a $2  million augmentation (bringing total Proposition  98 funding to $18.6  million) to hire additional CCGI personnel to support the full-scale implementation of the college planning online platform, CaliforniaColleges.edu.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - Creates New Program to Improve College and Career Readiness. The budget package includes $500  million to establish the Golden State Pathways Program, a new competitive grant program intended to improve college and career readiness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - Furthermor e, student attendance generated through participation in attendance recovery programs cannot exceed the number of days a student is absent throughout an academic year, up to a maximum of ten days.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

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