The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Set More Specific Time Lines Around Accreditation Process. In addition to setting an earlier date for when accreditation would begin, we recommend establishing time lines for key milestones associated with the development of the accreditation process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - If the Legislature decides to provide a third round of KIT funds, it could consider removing the criteria that funds are used to increase capacity for freshly prepared on ‑site meals. This would allow funds to be used more generally to address the most pressing local school nutrition needs, such as increasing breakfast participation or reducing the length of time students wait in line to receive a meal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2023-24 Budget: One-Time K-12 Spending Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - Proposition  28 requires the principal of a school site (or the program director of a preschool) to develop a plan for spending the funding they receive. The  principal or program director would determine how to expand a site ’s arts instruction and/or  programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688

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

Sep 26, 2024 - The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool ‑54 ‑100.0 a Includes up to $5 million each year used for a family literacy program offered at certain State Preschool sites. b Reflects LAO estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - Bottom Line. This proposed maneuver is bad fiscal policy. It sets a problematic precedent for the state and creates a binding obligation that will worsen out ‑year deficits and require more difficult decisions in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - To receive this adjustment, districts must maintain average TK through third grade class sizes of 24 students or fewer for each of their school sites —unless the district has a collective bargaining agreement for a larger class size.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - It also is unclear whether state and local public health agencies have the capacity to support schools on such a short time line. The Legislature will want t o consider whether the proposal provides sufficient time for planning and whether the schools and public health agencies have the capacity to effectively implement the requirements under the time lines specified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - LEAs may use these funds for instructional materials and professional development related to school climate (such as training on de-escalation strategies) and various academic subject areas, including visual and performing arts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

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

Mar 18, 2026 - This change would promote greater coherence in policymaking, including clearer lines of accountability and better alignment between policy development and administration. This change also could result in clearer direction and support for school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Furthermore, a 2021 Public Policy Institute of California report found that statewide only about 55  percent of supplemental and concentration grant funding was used at specific school sites that generated the funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4700