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

Jan 13, 2025 - First, some proposals provide short ‑term budget savings that create more budget capacity. These total $2.2  billion. Second, the Governor ’s budget includes new discretionary proposals that use budget capacity by increasing spending or reducing revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Apr 29, 2021 - California received $6.7  billion —a four-fold increase from the first round of ESSER funding. Of this funding, $6  billion was sent directly to school districts and charter schools as grants proportional to Title I funding under ESSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - The first payment provided an additional $1,442 per child to providers on a one-time basis. The second payment brought 2023 ‑24 provider rates to the 87 th percentile of the RMR. (Prior to CDE action, rates for the 2023 ‑24 fiscal year were set at the 75 th percentile of the RMR.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - The first step of the plan is to implement common standards for State Preschool and TK to create a unified preschool program. The second step is to expand TK for all four ‑year olds, first prioritizing four ‑year olds in high ‑poverty areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

A Review of Child Care and Preschool Program Flexibilities in Certain Counties

May 13, 2021 - First, LPCs must submit a plan which requests specific flexibilities to CDE. The plan must specify which providers in the county agreed to participate in the pilot and want these flexibilities. Next, CDE reviews the plan and must approve or disapprove within 30 days.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Under state law, TK is the first year of a two ‑year kindergarten program. School districts can enroll students in TK if the student has their fifth birthday between September 2 and December 2 of that school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555