The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - As part of the 2021‑22 budget package, the Legislature and Governor agreed to add 206,800 non‑CalWORKs child care slots over a multiyear period. To date, the state has funded 129,800 additional slots—a 113.8 percent increase in non‑CalWORKs slots compared to 2020‑21 levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Sep 26, 2024 - Specifically, trailer legislation indicates intent to add 44,000 slots in 2026-27 and 33,000 slots in 2027-28 to fully meet the goals of the expansion plan. Makes One-Time Reductions to State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Dec 17, 2021 - Provides Significant Increase for Child Care and Preschool Slots. The budget package includes $783  million in 2021-22 ($1.6  billion ongoing) across state and federal fund sources to provide additional slots for child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4485

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Figure  13 shows how many funded enrollment slots were moved away from those campuses. It  also shows the nine campuses that gained funded slots under the plan. CSU intends to continue implementing this plan in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - The state has a comprehensive approach to monitoring progress and support schools statewide. At the state ‑level, the S ‑TAC and CDE develop frameworks and implementation rubrics to support implementation and capacity building.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - If the Legislature continues to provide funds for specific nutrition initiatives, we recommend the state set goals associated with the funds and collect data statewide to assess progress towards meeting these goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - This would allow the state to compare the short ‑term academic progress of students across juvenile court and county community schools. The number of credits gained while at a juvenile court or county community school is another short ‑term academic measure that would provide the state with valid information about students ’ academic progress and whether alternative schools are meeting their primary objective of helping students overcome credit deficiencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The additional $20  million is intended to provide additional funding for some LEAs to continue to make progress toward full implementation of the fee schedule. The Sacramento COE is to report on how funds were allocated and used by May 1, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Districts are also required to annually administer a summative ELPAC assessment that tracks students ’ progress towards attaining English proficiency at their grade level. (Districts also may assess students at other times during the academic year.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - For instance, resource ‑based formulas can encourage schools to identify students to fill slots in specific classrooms —most likely classes attended only by students with disabilities associated with lower teacher ‑to ‑student ratios and more funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486