The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - LEAs can generate additional funding by building the capacity to be reimbursed for certain health and behavioral health services (funded by Medi ‑Cal or private insurance), or by seeking philanthropic funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - As a condition of receiving CCDF, the state must comply with a number of requirements, such as providing some matching funding as well as spending at least 12 percent of CCDF funds on quality improvement activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Mar 18, 2026 - For example, it reviews and approves district applications for certain federal grants, officially numbers all new charter schools, and acts as the state ’s liaison to the U.S. Department of Education for various federal programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

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

Nov 10, 2025 - Under current practice, CDE and CTC collaborate to publish information on the number of teacher misassignments and vacancies. This information is available at the school level, district level, and statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - Enrollment Declines Not Explained by Shift to Private Schools. Preliminary CDE data on 2021‑22 private school enrollment shows that enrollment at private schools increased from 527,500 in 2019‑20 to 540,700 in 2021‑22—a 2.4 percent increase (13,200 students).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - This  approach would account for changes in the number of students served across the whole school year, and would be particularly helpful for LEAs that experience significant fluctuations in enrollment throughout the school year (such as COE and charter schools that operate alternative schools).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Apr 29, 2021 - Of this funding, 60  percent was allocated to states based on their population aged 5 through 24 and 40  percent was allocated based on the number of low-income and disadvantaged students counted under Title I, Part A of ESSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - The climate hazards discussed above have a number of significant effects on residents, properties and infrastructure, and natural resources across the state. Threats to People ’s Health and Well ‑Being Changing Climate Brings Wide Range of Health Impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 Budget: California College Guidance Initiative

Feb 22, 2022 - CCGI initially estimated the cost of fully scaling operations between $18  million and $20  million, but given the large number of districts that have yet to be added to the platform, we remain uncertain about the long ‑term costs for fully scaling CCGI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4553

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Services are delivered by a large network of private for ‑profit and nonprofit providers. In addition to state General Fund and some smaller funding sources, these services are purchased in part through federal funding obtained through the Medicaid Home ‑ and Community ‑Based Services (HCBS) waiver.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008