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

Mar 18, 2026 - The change would also allow for policymakers and the public to hold the Governor accountable for educational outcomes. A Few Issues Merit Greater Attention, Including Oversight, Fiscal Implementation, and the SPI ’s Role.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - On January 8, 2026, California and the other states sued to prevent the freeze. A federal court initially granted a temporary restraining order that was followed by a preliminary injunction, ordering that funds continue to be available pending resolution of  the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - The annual deadline for approval or rejection of a COE ’s LCAP by the department is October 8. Other Reporting Required Plan for Supporting School Districts in Continuous Improvement. Chapter  32 established a requirement for county superintendents to prepare a summary of how the COE plans to assist all school districts within the county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - (This  threshold holds all other inputs constant.) Deposits and Withdrawals After 2026 ‑27 Are Sensitive to Revenue Estimates. For 2027 ‑28, no deposit would be required under our forecast because the guarantee is growing more slowly than inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Feb 4, 2026 - A revenue decline of this magnitude would reduce the Proposition  98 guarantee by about $8  billion. In such a scenario, the state could likely maintain existing programs, but would have to reject many of the Governor ’s proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Although the state collects and publishes chronic absenteeism data for all students, the chronic absenteeism rates reported on the dashboard only include data for students in grades TK  through  8. Dashboard Assigns Performance Levels for Statewide Indicators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Nov 10, 2025 - A teacher is deemed to be appropriately assigned if the teacher holds a credential, permit, or waiver issued by the commission that contains an authorization to legally teach in the setti ng, in the subject area, and the pupil population associated with the assignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Recommendation Hold CSU’s Resident Enrollment Target Flat for 2025‑26 and 2026‑27. Given the budget plan does not provide CSU with additional state General Fund support in 2025‑26 and the state is facing a projected budget deficit in 2026‑27, we recommend the Legislature hold CSU’s resident enrollment expectation flat at its existing 2024‑25 level for 2025‑26 and 2026‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver Summary In this brief, we evaluate the Governor ’s novel proposal to allow schools to keep $8  billion of cash disbursements above the minimum requirement without recognizing the budgetary impact of those payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate

Mar 1, 2021 - To derive the new per ‑student block grant rates, we recommend increasing the high school rate more than the K ‑ 8 r ate, as the mandate applies to all high school grades but only a portion of grades K ‑8.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392