Enrollment fell 3% during the 2025-26 school year in Los Angeles, reducing state funding tied to student attendance. Still, the amount LAUSD has received from the state has increased over the past three years. A former LAUSD board vice president, Flores was also appointed to the district’s new revenue task force. The board received a similar letter when Flores was on LAUSD’s school board during the height of the Great Recession. But education experts say new state funding, while helpful, is unlikely to solve the district’s underlying fiscal problems.