The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Figure 6 ELOP Funding Tiers and Rates Over Time Tier 1 EL/LI Threshold Tier 1 Rate Per EL/LI Student Tier 2 Rate Per EL/LI Student 2021 ‑22
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

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The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Mandates

May 1, 2026 - School districts submitted claims to SCO for 2021-22 (reflecting a half-year of costs), 2022-23, and 2023-24. In total, the SCO received 117 reimbursement claims (20 for 2021-2022, 56 for 2022-23, and 41 for 2023-2024) submitted by 74 school districts, representing a total of 906 eligible schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5179

The 2026-27 Budget: Update on Local Control Funding Formula Costs

May 1, 2026 - The statewide attendance rate decreased sharply during the pandemic, to a low of 90.3  percent in 2021-22. (The state did not collect attendance information in 2020-21.) Since then, attendance rates have steadily increased.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5178

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - State Has Significantly Expanded Child Care Access and Funding Since 2021. As part of the 2021‑22 budget package, the Legislature and Governor agreed to add 206,800 non‑CalWORKs child care slots over a multiyear period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Investors are borrowing large sums to buy stocks, and households are more invested in the stock market than at any time in at least 70 years. Historically, these signs have preceded stock market downturns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Mar 18, 2026 - (The SBE and the SPI partially addressed this ambiguity in 2021 by agreeing on a model curriculum districts could use.) The district leaders believed that clearer, more consistent guidance from the state would help them implement local programs more effectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

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