The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Frees Up Current Funding for Extension Grants. Trailer legislation proposes to free up the $485  million allocated in prior budgets that is set aside for the two ‑year extension grants. Current community schools grantees would no longer be required to submit requests for extensions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2022-23 Budget: California College Guidance Initiative

Feb 22, 2022 - Background CCGI Is a College Planning and Advising Tool. CCGI offers access to college planning, financial aid, and career exploration tools to students from grades 6 to 12 through its online platform CaliforniaColleges.edu.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4553

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The remaining $10  million is for the UC, San Francisco Dyslexia Center to continue to expand the capacity of the Multitudes reading difficulties screening tool. Multitudes is one of four approved screening tools that may be used for literacy screenings, and this screener is currently available to schools free of charge.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - This is more pronounced among teacher candidates of color, with more than half of Black and Latino/a candidates not passing the basic skills proficiency exam the first time. During the COVID ‑19 pandemic, the state temporarily extended the amount of time teacher candidates had to complete the basic skills requirements due to test center closures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

K-12 Education in Context

Jan 26, 2018 - California ’s rate of free or reduced price meal eligibility is above the nationwide rate of 52  percent. About Half of California Students Are Hispanic.  As Figure  1 shows, the ethnic make-up of California ’s students differs notably from the nation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3736

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - School Food Best Practices Fund ($100   Million). The 2022 ‑23 budget package provided $100  million for LEAs to implement various initiatives referred to as school food best practices. Specifically, LEAs could use funds to (1)  purchase California ‑grown or produced foods that are sustainably grown, whole, or minimally processed; (2)  purchase plant ‑based or restricted diet meals; and/or (3)  freshly prepare meals on ‑site.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2021-22 Budget: Extended Learning and Academic Support

Jan 29, 2021 - This is particularly the case for low-income, Black, and Latino students. A survey by the RAND Corporation in spring 2020 found that only 30  percent of teachers in high-poverty schools thought all or nearly all of their students had access to the internet at home.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4326

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - Although it is not technically a loan, the best way to conceptually understand this proposal is that the state would make an interest ‑free loan to itself using its own cash resources. In short: the unacknowledged $8  billion in cash disbursements in 2022 ‑23 create an outstanding “principal ” due from the state ’s cash resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - Black students accounted fo r 2 . 4  p ercent, and American Indian and Pacific Islander students each accounted for less tha n 0 . 5  p ercent. Share of Latino Students Rising Over Time. Figure   6 s hows how the program has changed fro m 2 014 ‑ 15 t o 2 018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5168