The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - Funding is contingent upon meeting certain in ‑person instruction requirements. 2.0 Educator Effectiveness Provides grants based on the number of full ‑time equivalent school staff for training on a variety of topics. 1.5 a Reflects $1.5 billion from ESSER I, $6 billion from ESSER II, and $13.6 billion from ESSER III. b Reflects $2.5 billion in state funding and $2 billion  in federal ESSER flexible funding available for statewide purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - For example, the evaluation found that Cohort 1 grantees declines in chronic absenteeism rates that were 30  percent (about 1.5  percentage points) greater than the declines for similar schools that did not receive community schools funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - These included (1)  a $1.5  billion ($760  million General Fund) reduction through the permanent and ongoing reduction of 10,000 vacant positions and the associated funding and (2)  a reduction to General Fund operating expenditures of $2.2  billion in 2024 ‑25 and $2.8  billion in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2022-23 Budget: Green School Bus Grants

Feb 10, 2022 - Governor’s Proposal Proposes $1.5   Billion Grant Program to Fund Electric School Buses. The proposal would establish a competitive grant program for districts to replace nonelectric school buses with electric buses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4525

The 2021-22 Budget: Extended Learning and Academic Support

Jan 29, 2021 - The 2020 ‑21 budget included $5.3  billion from a variety of sources to address learning loss issues, as well as $1.5  billion from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. Figure  1 describes the allowable uses, spending deadlines, and allocation formulas for these sources of funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4326

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Of the total provided, $3.4  million is awarded in competitive grants as “seed ” funding for the development of specialized instruction and $1.5  million supports the state ’s two SSP ‑funded high schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - This would increase total funding for the TK add ‑on by $746  million, for a total add ‑on cost of $1.5  billion (this includes $206  million described above and $500  million included in the 2024 ‑25 budget).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

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

Sep 16, 2024 - The budget also adds $1.5  million in one-time federal reimbursements from CDE (consisting of $1  million in Title II, Part A funds and $500,000 in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funds) for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Under our outlook, the guarantee in 2025 ‑26 is $1.5  billion (1.3  percent) above the 2024 ‑25 enacted budget level. In addition, $3.7  billion in funding is freed ‑up from the expiration of various one ‑time costs and other formula ‑driven adjustments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - Of California ’s ESSER allocation, $1.5  billion is available for statewide K-12 education priorities. Similar to the spending requirements for schools, ARP sets greater restrictions on the use of statewide ESSER funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419