The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - School staff often do not have the skills or experience to implement key aspects of the community schools model, such as improving community eng agement and building partnerships with other local organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Nov 20, 2024 - State Suspended the Proposition   98 Guarantee in 2023 ‑24. The June 2024 budget plan suspended the guarantee in 2023 ‑24 and approved $98.5   billion in funding for schools and community colleges. Although our estimate of General Fund revenue is up compared with the previous estimate, changes in revenue do not directly affect funding when the guarantee is suspended.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - Under our forecast, Test 1 remains operative throughout the period, meaning the guarantee would change about 40 cents for each dollar of higher or lower General Fund revenue. In 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24, Test 1 is likely to remain operative even if General Fund revenue or other inputs vary significantly from our  forecast.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss

Apr 23, 2021 - Funding must be spent by June 30, 2023. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4417

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - The Constitution sets forth three main tests (formulas) for calculating the Proposition  98 guarantee. Test   1 —the most commonly used test over the past 15 years —is based on a share of General Fund revenue and is unaffected by attendance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - Should the Legislature choose to adopt pre ‑ and post ‑tests as a state ‑required performance measure, we recommend the state approve a specific set of tests and require that schools select their tests from the approved list.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The funding can be used by CDE to contract with an external entity that would provide the screener and necessary training to schools free of charge, as well as to conduct field tests. CDE would be required to make the screener and training available to districts at no cost by March  1, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Various studies suggest that math and literacy coaches can improve student test scores if experienced coaches are placed in the lowest ‑performing schools. For example, a 2010  study from the RAND Corporation found that literacy coaches placed in Florida middle schools improved student reading test scores for some students, with the greatest impacts being among the lowest ‑performing schools where coaching was implemented for a number of years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - Beginning in 2024 ‑25, the state adds this percentage to the minimum percentage of General Fund revenue allocated to schools under Test 1. This increase in the guarantee is intended to support the cost of the program moving forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

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

Feb 15, 2022 - By September 30, 2023, LEAs receiving funding would have to report to CDE how funds were used to establish or expand student access to multilingual  texts. Assessment Districts Are Expected to Fund Instructional Support and Libraries Through LCFF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539