The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance [Publication Details]

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance Summary Four Core Entities Govern California ’s Public School System. The State Board of Education (SBE) is a policymaking body appointed by the Governor that focuses on academic standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Giving districts 60 days to screen students, rather than the 30 days required for English learners, provides mo re time for TK students to get comfortable in the school setting before being assessed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - For instance, the 2016 ‑17 budget re ‑established the Center at a COE. The  Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) administered the competitive grant ($5  million one ‑time Proposition  98) and selected the Tulare COE to run the Center.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - California law requires districts to re ‑evaluate a child ’s need for special education prior to entering kindergarten. Nonetheless, the Legislature will want to consider the long ‑term effects of creating such a financial incentive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - In the re mainder of this section, we outline a few ways for the state to reduce ongoing expenditures and avoid reliance on one ‑time funds. Consider Funding Lower COLA Rate. As  a starting point for developing the budget, we recommend the Legislature avoid funding a COLA above the level in the Governor ’s budget —even if the statutory rate is somewhat higher by May.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

The 2022-23 Budget: School Nutrition

Feb 8, 2022 - Given that the Legislatu re committed to implementing universal meals, targeting funding to LEAs most impacted by these new requirements could ensure smoother implementation. One way to allocate funding is based on projections of how many more meals an LEA will need to serve under universal meals compared to a prior baseline level of meals served.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4519

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - These approaches may be more re sponsive to local needs than state ‑funded initiatives, such as those proposed by the Governor. Recommendations Reduce Proposed Teacher Residency Grant Program Augmentation to $50   Million, Reject Expanding to Other Shortage Areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - After a new requirement takes effect, school districts can submit a test claim with the Commission to seek re imbursement for actual implementation costs. State law creates two options for receiving reimbursement: through a claims ‑based process or from the K ‑12 mandates block grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839