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

Feb 15, 2022 - Research Suggests Literacy Coaches Could Improve Student Reading … Various studies suggest that literacy coaches can improve student reading test scores if experienced coaches are placed in the lowest performing schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

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: 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
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

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

Nov 20, 2024 - After accounting for the freed ‑up funding and the cost of providing a 2.46  percent statutory cost ‑of ‑living adjustment for school and community college programs, we estimate that $2.8  billion would be available for new commitments (see figure below).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Feb 4, 2026 - For any given year, the relationship between revenues and the guarantee depends on which Proposition  98 test is operative and whether another test could become operative with different inputs. In 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27, Test 1 is likely to remain operative even if revenues or other inputs vary significantly from the Governor ’s budget estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - The school dashboard includes a variety of data, including standardized test scores, graduation rates, and suspension rates. Another key indicator is the College and Career Indic ator, which combines information about a student ’s course completion and test scores.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

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

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

Nov 16, 2022 - For any given year, the relationship between the guarantee and General Fund revenue generally depends on which Proposition  98 test is operative and whether another test could become operative with higher or lower revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - Two promising metrics that many schools already use include (1)  scores on pre ‑ and post ‑tests of skills, and (2)  credits gained while enrolled. Various pre ‑ and post ‑tests exist and currently are used by some COEs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

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

Oct 25, 2021 - These new requirements do not apply to students who are enrolled in ind ependent study for less than 15 school days during the academic year. Provides Flexibility From Some Independent Study Rules in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4466