Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, design standards and siting requirements for new schools will need to consider the increased potential of future flooding from rising sea levels rather than relying solely on historic trends to assess a location ’s flood risk.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - Account for differences in serving foster youth across the state, providing more funding to Special Education Local Plan Areas serving students with more educational needs. Understandable Formula. Be easy to understand, simple, and straightforward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - As Figure 1 shows, about $2 billion in federal funds was used in combination to state funds to support the Expanded Learning Opportunities Grant (ELOG), with program rules and allowable expenditures set by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

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

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - Establish Set of COE ‑Specific Outcome Metrics. We recommend that state reporting requirements for these schools include academic performance data that measure how well they serve short ‑term students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

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 2023-24 Budget: One-Time K-12 Spending Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - Many school districts set their minimum graduation requirements to match the course requirements for admission to the state’s public universities, which require one year of visual and performing arts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688

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

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - Of this amount, 90  percent ($1.5  billion) was sent as grants to school districts and charter schools proportional to their Title I funding under ESSA. Up to 10  percent of the total amount ($165  million) was available as statewide flexible funding for emergency needs in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

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