The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - On January 8, 2026, California and the other states sued to prevent the freeze. A federal court initially granted a temporary restraining order that was followed by a preliminary injunction, ordering that funds continue to be available pending resolution of  the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - Figure 8 State Priority Areas and Associated Performance Measures State Measure
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2026 - In this brief, we assess the Governor’s 2026-27 proposals for child care and State Preschool and provide associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5168

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

Mar 1, 2021 - In tandem, we recommend increasing the block grant funding by $2. 1  m illion based on our statewide cost estimate. To derive the new per ‑student block grant rates, we recommend increasing the high school rate more than the K ‑ 8 r ate, as the mandate applies to all high school grades but only a portion of grades K ‑8.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - As Figure   18 shows, compared to enrollment ‑based funding and alternative 1, alternatives 2  and  3 provide more of the funding increases through grants targeted for English learners, low ‑income students, and foster youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - Among these other districts, 78  p ercent have fewer tha n 1 , 000 t otal students, 78  p ercent are located in rural parts of the state, and 83  p ercent are elementary districts (enrolling students in grades K throug h 8 o nly).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - This has the effect of: (1)  reducing the size of the budget problem on paper, and (2)  obscuring the proposed solution in the documents presented to the Legislature as part of the Governor ’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges 1 1 a Excludes non ‑tax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the minimum guarantee. b This decline is deemed to be zero for the purpose of calculating the guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Feb 4, 2026 - A revenue decline of this magnitude would reduce the Proposition  98 guarantee by about $8  billion. In such a scenario, the state could likely maintain existing programs, but would have to reject many of the Governor ’s proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Both programs generally require applicants to provide a local match of $2 for every $1 they receive in funding. (For K ‑12 SWP, ROCPs are only required to provide a local match of $1 for every $1 they receive in funding.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021