The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Budget Proposals

May 14, 2018 - (Our estimates of the other major sources of General Fund revenue —the sales tax and the corporation tax —together are somewhat lower than the administration ’s estimates, offsetting a small portion of our higher personal income tax estimates.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Special Education “Disconnect”

Mar 1, 2017 - (Roughly ten SELPAs will be most opposed to the first option, as they have sufficient property tax revenue to continue covering the higher statutory funding levels. These SELPAs w ould see some of their property tax revenue go to cities, counties, and/or trial courts, consistent with existing related statutory provisions.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3598

The 2017-18 Budget: County Offices of Education and The Minimum State Aid Provision

Feb 10, 2017 - Under the LCFF for COEs (similar to school districts), local property tax is counted first for meeting each COE ’s overall LCFF allotment, with the state making up any gap. In a county where local property tax revenue is sufficient to fund all of its LCFF allotment, the state still must provide its minimum state aid allotment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3554

The 2018-19 Budget: Charter School Facility Grant Program

Apr 23, 2018 - From 2001 ‑02 through 2016 ‑17, eligible schools received funding equal to the lesser of (1) $750 per pupil or (2) 75  percent of eligible facility expenditures. Eligible facility expenditures include lease costs (accounting for more than 90  percent of eligible expenditures) as well as various other costs ranging from maintenance to building improvements, such as new HVAC equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3812

Re-Envisioning County Offices of Education: A Study of Their Mission and Funding

Feb 6, 2017 - Like the school district LCFF, the COE LCFF is funded by a combination of state General Fund and local property tax revenue, with the proportion of each fund source varying by county. COEs have flexibility to use all LCFF funds (from either part of the formula) for any purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3547

EdBudget Tables (July 2016)

Jul 14, 2016 - In 2016-17, discounts per FTE student are projected to be $18,595 at Hastings, $4,251 at UC, and $1,677 at CSU. c Includes Proposition 98 General Fund and local property tax revenue. Beginning in 2015-16, includes $500 million for Adult Education Block Grant, of which more than $400 million goes to school districts for their adult education services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3491

Improving Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in California [Publication Details]

Sep 21, 2016 - Despite California’s long experience with and relatively large expenditures on DHH students, these students continue to lag far behind their hearing peers on statewide assessments of reading and math.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3498

The 2018-19 Budget: A Guide to Understanding Potential Changes in the Proposition 98 Guarantee

May 7, 2018 - Additionally, personal income tax payments indicate that wage and/or job growth has been strong through the first part of 2018. In a few days, we will have additional tax data to help discern what share of higher revenue growth in 2017 ‑18 is likely to be ongoing versus one time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3823

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - California State University Reporting requirements (1) Report by November 30, 2015 a sustainability plan with enrollment projections, performance targets, and changes needed to ensure expenditures do not exceed available resources, using General Fund and tuition revenue assumptions provided by the Department of Finance. (2) Report by April 1, 2016 on factors impacting graduation rates for all students and for low-income and underrepresented students separately.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Proposition 98)

Jun 19, 2015 - In 2015-16, these providers wil l receive block grant funding based on their 2012-13 expenditure levels for adult education. If CDE determines these providers ’ total expenditures exceed $375 million, their allocations will be prorated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3273