The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Based on data from October 2024, the state serves 100,705 children in  State  Preschool. Child Care and State Preschool Programs Supported With Multiple Funding Sources. The 2025 ‑26 budget package provided a total of $10.3  billion for subsidized child care and State Preschool ($7.8  billion from the General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Mar 26, 2021 - Currently, each of these entities collects and maintains data on its students, but the data generally are no t linked across the segments of education (such as from high school to community college).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

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

Sep 26, 2024 - Specifically, trailer legislation indicates intent to add 44,000 slots in 2026-27 and 33,000 slots in 2027-28 to fully meet the goals of the expansion plan. Makes One-Time Reductions to State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Each statewide indicator is linked to one of eight state priority areas. Outcomes from standardized tests, for example, are part of the student achievement priority area, while chronic absenteeism is one of two indicators (along with the high school graduation rate) used to measure student engagement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Most of this increase appears linked with special forms of pay for high ‑income workers, such as bonuses and stock compensation. These increases, in turn, are linked with the recent run up in the stock market.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2022-23 Budget: California College Guidance Initiative

Feb 22, 2022 - Partner districts can upload verified academic transcript data onto the platform and into students ’ accounts. When students from these partner districts apply to a California Community College (CCC) or California State University (CSU), certain high school data is shared.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4553

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - Models that closely link special education funding to the actual costs of providing services more efficiently distribute state funding and allow schools to better support students with varying needs, including those with higher ‑cost services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486

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

Mar 18, 2026 - CDE Administers Programs, Collects Data, and Conducts Oversight. CDE is the primary state entity responsible for administering federal and state education programs. In this role, the department allocates funding, collects and reports data, and monitors district compliance with various laws ( Figure  1 ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165