The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - The math coaching proposal does not require that all grant funds be used to support the specific schools with high EL/LI shares that meet the criteria for funding. LEAs would be allowed to direct the funding to other schools with lower EL/LI shares.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Three ‑ and four ‑year old children are generally eligible for State Preschool if their family earns at or below the state median income ($109,904 annual income for a family of three and $127,338 annual income for a family of four).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - For K ‑12 SWP, funding is allocated from the California Community Colleges Chancellor ’s Office to eight SWP regional consortia based on each region ’s unemployment rate, share of statewide attendance in grades 7 ‑12, and share of projected job openings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - The details of this process, however, have not been shared publicly. For example, the administration has not yet provided details on how it plans to prioritize the Master Plan ’s recommendations when developing near ‑term versus long ‑term proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - This program was federally funded. 15 b Integrated Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Grants 2016 ‑17 Supported expanding integrated programs that allow participants to earn a bachelor ’s degree and a teaching credential within four years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - It provides its findings to participating   institutions —sharing outcomes with them so they may learn more about their students and how to improve their outcomes. Employment Outcomes. Each public higher education segment has an agreement with the Employment Development Department (EDD) that allows it to identify the quarterly earnings of its graduates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - To apply for the program, one must be at least 20 years old and have earned a bachelor ’s degree. In addition, applicants must have a college grade point average of 2.5 or higher, an interest in state government and public policy, and be authorized to work in the United States.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

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

Oct 25, 2021 - The Legislature and the Governor have reached an agreement to cover these costs by “rebenching ” (adjusting) the Proposition  98 formulas to increase the share of General Fund revenue allocated to schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4466

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - If the state were to begin using school enrollment for these allocations, the total statewide student count for schools would increase and schools would receive a larger share of funding than other segments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - Of the remaining funds, 60  percent will be distributed based on the LEA ’s proportional share of kindergarten enrollment. The remaining 40  percent will be distributed based on the LEA ’s share of students who are EL/LI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641