The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Some schools also reported making changes in their curriculum so that instruction better reflects the culture, experiences , and interests of students. Model Can Be Challenging to Initiate and Sustain.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - The Legislature could consider modifying the allocation so that schools do not receive a larger share. Consistent with the requirements of Proposition   37, any changes to state law would likely require a two ‑thirds vote.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Feb 4, 2026 - The  Governor ’s budget already contains $664  million in Proposition  98 Reserve deposits for 2025 ‑26, so implementing this recommendation would involve an additional deposit of nearly $2.9  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Mar 18, 2026 - In either case, it would likely want separate appointments for the Assembly and Senate so that each house could choose a board member to represent its interests. Conclusion State Governance Is Ripe for Reform.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - If providers want to serve two-year olds, they must begin to do so before July 1, 2027. Suspends Requirement to Serve Additional Students With Disabilities in State Preschool. The budget also suspends the planned requirement for State Preschool providers to serve a higher share of students with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Since ELOP and ASES programmatic requirements are so similar, districts are largely able to use funding from both sources to operate the same program across different school sites. Given  districts are required to provide comprehensive expanded learning programs as a condition of receiving ELOP funding, there is no clear rationale for districts to continue to receive this additional funding from ASES.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - This form of compensation is tied to the company ’s stock price, so it rises when stock prices rise. State Suspended the Proposition   98 Guarantee in 2023 ‑24. The June 2024 budget plan suspended the guarantee in 2023 ‑24 and approved $98.5   billion in funding for schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - (In the next week or so, we will issue our estimates of the cost of ongoing proposals.) $2   Billion to Pay Off Debts and Liabilities. Each year, the state pays many billions of dollars towards debts and liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

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

Feb 15, 2024 - Similar to this proposed maneuver, these tools create long ‑term obligations in exchange for short ‑term budgetary relief and some do so by creating discrepancies between cash and budget documents. However, this particular maneuver is new and sets a problematic precedent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - For example, the Legislature could modify the priority schools definition so that it reflects only the highest ‑poverty schools. The Legislature also could target funding to teachers with credentials in the longstanding shortage subject areas of special education, math, science, and bilingual education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012