The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - As with the one ‑time grants, LEAs would be allowed to keep the lesser of $500,000 or 10  percent of the total allocation for their eligible community schools to support coordination activities across school sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - Meanwhile, 33  percent were unsure if they were going to able to fully encumber funds and 10  percent determined they would not be able to fully encumber funds by the deadline. Reporting on KIT Spending Not Yet Available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - Figure 4 Program Changes in Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Type New Requirement 10:1 Student to Adult Ratio Effective 2023 ‑24, school sites must have an average of at least one adult for every ten students in TK classrooms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

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

Apr 23, 2021 - Beginning March  15, 2021, a single school site with two or more COVID-19 outbreaks, as identified by the local public health department or CDPH, will be subject to a CDPH safety review. Provides $25  Million for CDPH.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4417

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - This would restrict priority to the top one ‑third of school districts. To increase the likelihood that grant  funds ultimately benefit students with the greatest needs, the Legislature could consider requiring that grantees demonstrate they will be implementing these programs equitably across various school sites and in a way that is targeted to benefit student subgroups with lowest college and career outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool ‑54 ‑100.0 a Includes up to $5 million each year used for a family literacy program offered at certain State Preschool sites. b Reflects LAO estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - To receive this adjustment, districts must maintain average TK through third grade class sizes of 24 students or fewer for each of their school sites —unless the district has a collective bargaining agreement for a larger class size.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - As part of this process, six regional supervisors conduct on ‑site reviews and provide ongoing technical assistance to grantees. In 2024 ‑25, CDE awarded grants to 232 school districts. Funds typically are used by grant recipients for instructional equipment and supplies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - These threats will layer on top of schools ’ existing challenges, such as addressing achievement gaps and meeting the needs of English learners. Confronting the effects of climate change will be challenging.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586

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

Feb 7, 2023 - In 2023 ‑24, the state calculates the cost of the program and funds this cost on top of the minimum guarantee otherwise calculated for the year. The state then converts this amount to a percentage of General Fund revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670