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

Feb 4, 2026 - The S &P 500, for example, has risen about 40  percent over the last two years. Several signs, however, suggest that the stock market has become overvalued. For example, the ratio of stock prices to corporate earnings (a measure of how expensive stocks are) is near historically high levels ( Figure  5 ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - I n 2 014 ‑15, the difference between the share of Latino students using the program ( 32  p ercent) and their share of home district enrollment ( 66  p ercent) wa s 3 4  p ercentage points. I n 2 018 ‑19, this difference had decreased t o 2 8  p ercentage points.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate

Mar 1, 2021 - To develop our cost estimate, we begin with the Commission ’s estimate —$2.36 for each female student in grades 6 ‑ 12 —and make a 25  p ercent reduction given some claims appear overstated. This results in a rate of $1. 86 p er student.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

The 2021-22 Budget: Community Schools

Feb 12, 2021 - Grants must be prioritized for applicants based on the following criteria: Serve high ‑poverty schools where at least 80  p ercent of students are low income. Demonstrate need for expanded access to integrated services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4367

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - A national survey of teachers from November 2020 found that 27  p ercent of teachers were considering taking a leave of absence, leaving the teaching profession, or retiring early in response to the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - In 2018 ‑19, only 27  p ercent of California ’s preschool ‑aged children with disabilities attended an inclusive program for at least ten hours a week, compared to 60  p ercent nationally. Special education preschool administrators we spoke to cited challenges finding inclusive settings for their preschoolers with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345

The 2021-22 Budget: School Mental Health

Feb 12, 2021 - For example, in the most recent survey (conducted between 2017 and 2019), the share of 7th graders who had experienced cyberbullying increased to 27  p ercent from 19  p ercent in the prior survey. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that California had a 38  p ercent increase in suicide deaths in individuals between the ages of 10 and 24 i n the past decade —consistent with national trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4368

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - The preliminary P‑1 data we discussed in this post includes attendance data through December, prior to the significant surge in COVID‑19 cases from the Omicron variant. Information from specific school districts suggests that attendance rates in January and February were significantly lower than in the fall due to COVID‑19 cases and associated quarantines.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - Accelerate Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO ‑P). The state created ELO ‑P in the 2021 ‑22 budget to fund before/after school programs and summer programs for students in Transitional Kindergarten through grade 6.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473

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

Nov 28, 2023 - The June 2023 budget reduces funding for this p rogram by $1  billion but indicates the Legislature intends to restore funding in 2024-25 and 2025-26. Provides Additional Funding for Literacy Programs and Activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818