The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

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Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - Nonclassroom ‑based charter school programs can range from hybrid programs with a combination of on ‑site and off ‑site instruction to fully online virtual academies. (The level of in ‑person and remote instruction that hybrid programs offer vary.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

The 2022-23 Budget: School Nutrition

Feb 8, 2022 - For example, a school district that cooks food at each school site has a different model and associated costs compared to a district that processes food in a central kitchen before distributing to school sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4519

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - The 2021-22 budget package required that, beginning in 2022-23, schools provide two free meals per school day to any student requesting a meal. The 2022-23 budget package includes a $596  million ongoing increase for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 25, 2021 - Independent study programs range from fully online virtual academies to hybrid programs that combine on-site and off-site (as well as synchronous and asynchronous) instruction. Whereas state law ordinarily allows districts to decide whether to provide these programs, budget trailer legislation requires districts to provide an independent study option in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4466

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - The state has funded a variety of projects with this funding, including additional partnership academies, online curriculum and resources for CTE courses (CTE Online) administered by Butte COE, a virtual platform for career explorati on and counseling (California Career Center) administered by the San  Joaquin COE, and various grants for CTE ‑related professional development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

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

Feb 15, 2024 - Independent study programs range from fully online virtual academies to hybrid programs where instruction can be delivered on ‑site and off ‑site. Instruction could involve real ‑time interaction between students (synchronous) or could be accessed at students ’ own pace (asynchronous).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Frees Up Current Funding for Extension Grants. Trailer legislation proposes to free up the $485  million allocated in prior budgets that is set aside for the two ‑year extension grants. Current community schools grantees would no longer be required to submit requests for extensions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - The budget also assumes an additional $124  million in costs in 2024 ‑25 associated with the requirement that school districts and charter schools maintain an average of one adult for every 12 students in TK classrooms across all school sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - This would mean districts have less ELOP  funding for programming beyond the minimum requirements, but free up several hundreds of millions of dollars that could be redirected to other education priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977