The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Figure 1 Overview of Child Care Programs Program Funded Slots CalWORKs Child Care Provides subsidized child care services to current and former CalWORKs families. Slots are available for all eligible children. 160,414 Provides subsidized child care vouchers to eligible working families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The Governor appoints all 11 members with the approval of two ‑thirds of the State Senate. One member of the SBE serves as president and presides over meetings, speaks for the board, and oversees board staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

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The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - By 2030 ‑31, when all current grantees would have exhausted their one ‑time funding, assuming community school grant rates receive COLA, we estimate ongoing costs for funding all eligible schools would be a few hundred million dollars higher than the funding provided under the proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Feb 4, 2026 - From  an accounting perspective, nearly all of this spending ($8.1  billion) is attributable to the increase in the 2026 ‑27 guarantee. Most of the remaining $1.6  billion relates to 2024 ‑25, reflecting the increase in the guarantee and the settle ‑up payment being made that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110