The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Set More Specific Time Lines Around Accreditation Process. In addition to setting an earlier date for when accreditation would begin, we recommend establishing time lines for key milestones associated with the development of the accreditation process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Figure  13 shows how many funded enrollment slots were moved away from those campuses. It  also shows the nine campuses that gained funded slots under the plan. CSU intends to continue implementing this plan in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - For example, if serving freshly prepared meals on ‑site is a priority, the Legislature could set a statewide goal and measure progress by requiring LEAs to annually report the share of meals served that were freshly prepared.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

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

Nov 10, 2025 - Participating schools and LEAs must develop and implement programs to redesign middle and high schools to better serve the needs of all pupils, including personalizing the learning environment, integrating experiential education and new uses of technology, and supporting deeper learning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss

Apr 23, 2021 - Additionally, LEAs must set aside 10  percent of their apportionments to hire paraprofessionals, such as instructional aides, to provide supplemental support and instruction through the duration of the grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4417

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Dec 17, 2021 - Provides Significant Increase for Child Care and Preschool Slots. The budget package includes $783  million in 2021-22 ($1.6  billion ongoing) across state and federal fund sources to provide additional slots for child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4485

The 2021-22 Budget: Community Schools

Feb 12, 2021 - Consider Increasing Set ‑Aside for Technical Assistance. To the extent the specific technical assistance requirements listed above would require spending more than 1  p ercent of the total grant, the Legislature could consider increasing the amount that can be set aside for technical assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4367

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 19, 2025 - The state could use the one-time funds to build budget resiliency, which seems especially important given the risks of a stock market downturn. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5093

The 2021-22 Budget: Extended Learning and Academic Support

Jan 29, 2021 - Recent findings published by Policy Analysis for California Education show that students in grades 4 through 10 experienced learning loss in both math and English language arts relative to the prior three years of learning in the same grades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4326

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - With this set aside, LEAs will be expected to support the administration, oversight, and coordination of their community schools. Trailer legislation also allows CDE to set aside up to $144  million for COEs serving two or more community school grantees to coordinate county-level multiagency partnerships to support implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641