The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - As a result of the pandemic, State Preschool enrollment experienced a significant decline of roughly 65,000 students in 2020 (Figure 3). While enrollment has increased since 2020, it remains significantly below pre‑pandemic levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - Figure 3 Reporting Requirements for State Programs Name Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant December 2024 and December  2027. September 2029. a Quarterly reports for spending of federal funds. December 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

Update on the Progress of the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Nov 18, 2021 - Changes in contribution rates from 2020-21 to 2021-22 are summarized in Figure 3. Figure 3 Defined Benefit Program Contribution Rates Percent of Creditable Compensation 8.328% 19.10% Effect of supplanting payments made by the state on schools ’ behalf, included in the 2020 ‑21 Budget Act N/A 16.92% CalSTRS = California State Teachers ’ Retirement System and N/A = not applicable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4475

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

May 11, 2022 - As   Figure  3 shows, year ‑to ‑year declines in statewide enrollment and attendance were relatively modest prior to the pandemic. The  enrollment declines in 2020 ‑21 and 2021 ‑ 22 —2 .6  percent and 2.4  percent, respectively —are the largest since 1978 ‑79 (2.8  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - Figure 3
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Other Major Adjustments Reduce Costs by $3  Billion. In addition to revenues and constitutional requirements, other budgetary costs are, on net, lower by $3  billion compared to January. This relatively small number obscures many billions of dollars in budgetary changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - (The budget also assumes total additional state spending in 2020 ‑21 of over $3  billion —including a net General Fund increase of $1.3  billion after accounting for federal reimbursements —for response and recovery activities related to the 2020 wildfires.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - Specifically, it exceeds the one ‑time funding we have projected in all previous outlooks, except for November 2020 ($13.7  billion) and November 2021 ($10.2  billion). This funding offers the Legislature a significant opportunity to advance its priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2021-22 Budget: Community Schools

Feb 12, 2021 - This past fall, CDE released a request for applications on October 30, 2020 and asked LEAs to submit applications by December 4, 2020. As part of its technical assistance, CDE hosted two webinars in November that provided an overview of the grant program and answered applicants ’ questions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4367

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

Apr 29, 2021 - In addition to ESSER, ARP provides a $3  billion one-time augmentation to federal special education funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Of this funding, California will receive $302  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419