Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - In addition, the Legislature could require LEAs to offer absent students access to additional instructional support outside of t he school day, similar to what they might currently receive through attendance recovery programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - The improvement in student outcomes was reported across student subgroups, however, the improvements were shown to be most significant for Black students, English learners, and socioeconomically disadvantaged students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - These standards define what students should know and be able to do in each grade level. The SBE also approves guidance for teaching these standards, known as curriculum frameworks. In addition, it approves instructional materials that align with these standards and frameworks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The state would likely have to reduce these programs if the guarantee declines significantly, which could negatively affect the education students receive. The rest of this section analyzes how the Governo r ’s proposal affects these three challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - While negative economic consequences of the pandemic have been severe, they do not appear to have been as catastrophic from a fiscal standpoint as the budget anticipated. But, the recovery has been uneven.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4297

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The contracted entities shall explore current California regulations and policies regarding curriculum guidance, the processes for adopting or changing curriculum standards and frameworks in California and other states, how curriculum guidance is evaluated in other states, and what additional guidance and support is provided to educators on content standards in ot her states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

Update on the Progress of the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Nov 18, 2021 - Specifically, when CalSTRS ’ assets return more than the actuarially assumed 7 percent, the negative assets assigned to employers grow, and employers ’ share of UAO increases (albeit to a much lesser degree than the state ’s share of UAO decreases).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4475

Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - In response, the Legislature may want to consider what information or guidance the state should provide to help schools’ administrative decision‑making. For instance, the state could set clear guidelines on what particulate matter air quality levels should prompt school closures or what temperatures should shift activities indoors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 7, 2018 - In 2010, at the direction of the Legislature, SBE adopted the Common Core State Standards (with the addition of a few California ‑specific standards) as the foundation for what students should know and be able to do in English language arts and math.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3741

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