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

Nov 10, 2025 - Trailer legislation requires the State Board of Education (SBE) to approve a list of professional development programs for English language arts (ELA) and English language development (E LD) training by September 30, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - Similarly, th e 4 5 d istricts participating in the District of Choice program compare with th e 6 35 d istricts accepting students through interdistrict permits. Although we are uncertain what factors account for this difference, we did ask district administrators about potential explanations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 18, 2020 - First, we explain the formulas that determine the minimum guarantee and review the key actions and assumptions in the 2020 ‑ 21 e nacted budget. We then explain how our estimates of the Proposition  98 guarantee in 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑21 differ from the June 2020 e stimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4298

The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate

Mar 1, 2021 - To calculate total enrollment of female students at eligible schools, the Commission applied the statewide share of K ‑ 12 e nrollment attributed to female students in grades 6 ‑12 ( 27  p ercent in 2019 ‑2 0) t o total enrollment in eligible schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

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

Sep 26, 2024 - Budget trailer legislation requires DSS, beginning 2025, to provide the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Senat e and Assembly budget committees with a proposed list of quality improvement activities that will be funded in the next fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

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

Feb 15, 2024 - In addition to experiencing reductions in enrollment, schools also e xperienced steep declines in attendance rates during the COVID ‑19 pandemic. Although statewide attendance rates have been improving, they still have not returned to pre ‑pandemic levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

EdBudget Tables (May 2016)

May 17, 2016 - EdBudget Tables (May 2016) -10,463 8,187 a Reflects actuals for all stages of CalWORKs, DOF estimates for Migrant child care and Care for Children with Severe Disabilities, CDE estimates for Transitional Kindergarten, and LAO estimates for all other programs. b Reflects DSS estimates for CalWORKs Stage 1; DOF estimates for CalWORKs Stage 2 and 3, Migrant child care, and Care for Children With
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3468

January EdBudget Tables (2016)

Jan 14, 2016 - January EdBudget Tables (2016) 18,978 4% a Reflects actuals for all stages of CalWORKs, DOF estimates for Migrant child care and Care for Children With Severe Disabilities, CDE estimates for Transitional Kindergarten, and LAO estimates for all other programs. b Reflects DSS estimates for CalWORKs Stage 1; DOF estimates for CalWORKs Stage 2 and 3, Migrant child care, and Care for Children With
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3326

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Budget Proposals

May 14, 2018 - The May Revision provides an additional $ 812 m illion in Proposition 98 funding for K ‑ 12 e ducation across the 2016 ‑ 17 t hrough 2018 ‑ 19 p eriod. Under the May Revision, total Proposition 98 funding for K ‑ 12 e ducation in 2018 ‑ 19 i s $67. 9 b illion, reflecting an increase of $2. 2 b illion (3. 4 p ercent) over the revised 2017 ‑ 18 l evel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834

Excess ERAF: A Review of the Calculations Affecting School Funding

Mar 6, 2020 - Proposition  98 (198 8) e stablishes a minimum funding requirement for schools and community colleges commonly known as the minimum guarantee. The guarantee encompasses state General Fund and local property tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4193