The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - As Figure  2 shows, the gap between California and the national average steadily closed from 2005 to 2019, but has remained relatively flat since 2019. The gap between the state and the national average is driven by the outcomes for economically disadvantaged students, which NAEP defines as students with family incomes below 130  percent of the federal poverty level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - The remaining funds were provided to postsecondary CTE programs and for state ‑level activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce [Publication Details]

Mar 7, 2025 - In this brief, we assess the Governor’s 2025-26 educator workforce proposals and provide associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - LEAs are required to report on how they used KIT funds to (1)  improve the quality of school meals, (2)  increase participation in the school meal program, and (3)  increase the capacity for freshly prepared on ‑site meals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - DDS noted that, in order to offer this service, providers must have skilled staff capable of offering customized employment approaches beyond traditional job coaching. In light of this required level of skill, some RCs and providers have expressed interest in receiving technical assistance to better understand and implement CCP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - On the one hand, the administration projects that the number of high school graduates will decrease by 3 percent, leading potentially to a decrease in the incoming freshman class for fall 2025. On the other hand, recent upward trends in new transfer students and continuing students could persist into the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

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

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - For 2025 ‑26, the proposed spending level equals the estimate of the guarantee.) Maintains Funding Near Previous Peak. Under the Governor ’s budget, total Proposition   98 funding for schools would be $18,935 per student in 2025 ‑26, an increase of $203 (1.1  percent) over the revised 2024 ‑25 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - For English learners, state and federal law require districts to provide integrated English language development instruction targeted to their English proficiency level. Districts are also required to annually administer a summative ELPAC assessment that tracks students ’ progress towards attaining English proficiency at their grade level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - This  would result in maintaining prior funding levels for these activities but would preclude this amount of Proposition  4 funds from supporting expanded service levels or additional projects. Spending and Tax Expenditure Proposals New Spending Proposals of Nearly $600   Million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951