The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - However, in our view, it is unlikely that the number of meals served will remain flat in 2025 ‑26 as the administration assumes. Based on our analysis of recent meal growth trends, we estimate the state will serve 967  million meals, or 46  million (5  percent) above the administration ’s estimate in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - To address these issues, DDS proposed an IT project for a modern, integrated case and financial management system that will be consistent across regional centers and allow consumers to view their own records.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - In our view, enhanced efforts to address the state ’s poor math and reading outcomes are warranted. Furthermore, various studies suggest that math and literacy coaches can be an effective way to improve student test scores.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - (That is, in our view, these costs would not have occurred absent legislative action and as a result do not contribute to the budget problem the Legislature faces today.) Comparison to LAO November Outlook.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://www.ecs.org/50-state-comparison-k-12-and-special-education-funding/ . Kolbe, T. (2021). “State Funding for Special Education: Aligning Policy With Priorities. ” Journal of Special Education Leadership , 34(1), 19-31.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - Instead, this section reflects our view of the most significant elements of the work group ’s deliberations. Work Group Developed Six Guiding Principles for A New Formula. As seen in Figure  3 , the work group developed six key principles to use in evaluating options for a new Out ‑of ‑Home Care formula.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - Administrators we spoke to viewed the program as a long ‑term recruitment and “grow ‑your ‑own ” retention strategy. Administrators also noted that, compared to the current teacher workforce, the participants in the Classified Program are more likely to be from the local community and share the same racial and ethnic backgrounds as the students they serve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - Such a data system could give the Legislature a more holistic view of the state ’s education system and allow policymakers to make more informed budget and policy decisions. An integrated data system also could provide more information to educators about what happens to their students —disaggregated by gender, racial/ethnic group, and other demographics —after leaving their
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - First, there are a number of proposals that could be viewed as more or less discretionary. For example, we categorize the full amount the administration sets aside for state employee compensation increases as discretionary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135