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 Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - Base grants reflect adjusted K ‑3 base rate, supplemental grants reflect 20 percent of adjusted K ‑3 base rate, and concentration grants reflect 65 percent of adjusted K ‑3 base rate. LCFF = Local Control Funding Formula; ADA = average daily attendance; and EL/LI = English learner/low income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

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

Feb 15, 2024 - Assessment Demand for Arts and Music Teachers Likely Increased in Recent Years. Given the passage of Proposition  28, schools likely will be expanding arts and music programs over the next few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Elementary school teachers likely benefit most from the subject matter expertise of a math coach, as they typically do not have the same level of subject matter expertise as middle and high school math teachers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - For the literacy coach proposal, the Legislature could consider extending the time line of the grant funding from three to five years to allow districts to address likely staffing shortages and increase the time frame for coaching interventions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Like other state offices, the SPI can serve up to two terms. The SPI ’s primary responsibility is managing CDE (described below). The law also makes the SPI a nonvoting “executive officer ” of the SBE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Overall, our analysis finds that shifting to enrollment ‑based funding would be somewhat more predictable and reduce some administrative burdens for LEAs, but likely would have a negative effect on student attendance over the long run.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Feb 4, 2026 - This scenario poses a risk to the state budget, which likely cannot afford to spend beyond the guarantee. The second challenge concerns future deficits. Chronic deficits like the ones projected by the administration and our office in crease the likelihood that the state will (1)  be unable to sustain its current priorities, (2)  lack funding to address new priorities in the future, and/or (3)  face a fiscal crisis if revenues decline significantly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Low ‑income residents also are more likely to live in older housing that requires modifications —such as air conditioning or more fire ‑resistant exteriors —to adapt to increased risks. Notably, low ‑income residents also are more likely to live in rental housing, and thus more likely to be reliant on landlords to conduct modifications to their homes to mitigate the effects of climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 Budget: Green School Bus Grants

Feb 10, 2022 - Many districts likely would submit funding applications with each agency, and both agencies likely would incur additional workload to coordinate their grant awards and ensure districts receive one grant per bus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4525