A Look at the Progress of English Learner Students

Students speaking Pilipino, Korean, and Mandarin had the highest percentage of students scoring at levels 4 and 5 —all exceeding 50  percent. Gains by Primary Language Figure  13 displays the total and net improvement rates by language.
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/english_learners/021204_english_learners.htm

2001 Budget Analysis: Longer Middle School Year

This is because Japanese and Korean students spend more of their day on noninstructional activity —such as at-school study periods —than California students. Moreover, Japanese and Korean teachers spend less time instructing pupils because they spend more of their day than their California counterparts in acti vities such as class preparation, grading papers, and staff development.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_08_esy_anl01.htm

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

^[PDF] UPDATE MAY 1997

The number of AFDC-linked Medi-Cal eligibles has declined by more than 3 percent over the last twelve months. This com- pares with a budget estimate of only about a 1 percent decline in the cur- rent year.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/cal_update/may_97_calupdate.pdf

^[PDF] Promoting Access to Higher Education: A Review of the State's Transfer Process

As discussed earlier in this report, students can have a difficult time determining which com- munity college courses meet a particular set of course requirements at a UC or CSU campus, partly because course numbers for the same course can vary across segments and campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/2006/CCC_transfer/CCC_transfer_011706.pdf

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

^[PDF] Evaluating the Governor's Career-Technical Education Proposal

The funds will be distributed by OPSC on a com- petitive grant basis. Funds can be used for new construction, reconfi guration, or equipment (with ten-year useful life). Requires 50/50 local match and the match can be paid over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2006/Career_Tech_060096.pdf

^[PDF] Department of Water Resources—SBX7 8 Bond Appropriations

Language creates consis- tency with updated control language to allow for stream- lined updates to regulations and local assistance criteria. 24 3860-001-6051 Match Delta natural com- munities conservation plan local assistance to local needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Conf_Comm/2010/Department_of_Water_Resources_SBX7_8_Bond_Appropriations_060710.pdf

^[PDF] As part of the curriculum frameworks process, SBE ap- points a

As part of the curriculum frameworks process, SBE ap- points a Curriculum Framework Criteria Com- mittee (CFCC). The CFCC consists primarily of current K-8 teachers but may include some noneducators.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/instruct_material/instruct_material_052407.pdf