The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Funding would be available to local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education (COEs) —for any school that has K ‑3 enrollment and an EL/LI share of at least 94  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - Local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —now are required to provide one free breakfast and one free lunch per school day to any student requesting a meal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - From 2019 through 2023, the median gross rent in Sacramento County increased at an average annual rate of 7.5  percent. In 2023, the median gross rent in Sacramento County was $1,702. Though Fellows may be able to find less expensive rent and share housing, spending $1,000 per month on rent and utilities would equate to 31  percent of their paycheck.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - In 2021 ‑22, the state provided $200  million Proposition  98 General Fund to all local education agencies (LEAs) —districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —that operate kindergarten programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Feb 13, 2025 - This brief examines the estimates of the Proposition 98 guarantee in the Governor’s budget and assesses the overall structure of the Governor’s plan for K-12 funding. It also examines a few of the larger spending proposals and the proposal to delay a $1.6 billion settle-up payment. Update (2/21/25): This brief has been updated to reflect our office’s estimate of the K-12 COLA (2.26 percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - The budget also includes $15  million for one or more county offices of education to provide training to develop literacy coaches and reading specialists. $379   Million for LREBG. The state provided $7.9   billion for the LREBG in the 2022 ‑23 budget to mitigate the learning loss and social disruption students experienced during the pandemic (see box below).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Significant Changes to Solutions From June 2024 Budget Package Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax Package. Some of the largest budget solutions in the June budget package involved the MCO tax, a tax on health plans that supports the Medi ‑Cal program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Regarding local property tax revenue, our estimates are up $789   million relative to the June 2024 estimates. This increase reflects recent data showing an uptick in home sales, which generate additional property tax revenue as properties are reassessed at market value.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - To meet this requirement, LEAs may also help students enroll or be temporarily assigned to another LEA within the same county or an adjacent county. Instructional continuity plans must be included as part of each school ’s comprehensive school safety plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929