The 2019-20 Budget: California Student Aid Commission's Grant Delivery System Modernization Project [Publication Details]

Apr 24, 2019 - In this post, we analyze the Governor’s proposal to provide $6.2 million for the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) to continue its Grant Delivery System Modernization project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4013

The 2019-20 Budget: Hastings College of the Law [Publication Details]

Apr 24, 2019 - In this brief, we provide background on the Hastings College of the Law, then describe the Governor’s proposed budget for the law school and the school’s proposed spending plan. Next, we provide our assessment of Hastings’ budget and offer associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4011

The 2019-20 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Apr 24, 2019 - Students generally receive the discount throughout their three years of attendance. In 2015 ‑16, Hastings began relying more on tuition discounts to attract higher quality applicants. The average discount rate for the fall 2015 c ohort was 42  p ercent, compared to 25  p ercent for the previous cohort.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4011

The 2019-20 Budget: California Student Aid Commission's Grant Delivery System Modernization Project

Apr 24, 2019 - Students, high school staff, and college financial aid administrators also use the system. Most notably, students and high school staff use the system to submit information needed for financial aid applications, and college administrators use the system to process aid payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4013

The 2019-20 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2019 - Of freshman students entering UC in fall 2011, 84  p ercent graduated within six years. This rate is 25  p ercentage points higher than at CSU and 36  p ercentage points higher than at CCC. The six ‑year rate at UC has increased slightly over the last two decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3946

California's Education System: A 2019 Guide [Publication Details]

Feb 6, 2019 - This report is a visual guide that covers every major area of California’s education system, with chapters on early education, K-12 education, adult precollegiate education, undergraduate education, graduate education, and education facilities. Throughout the report, we rely almost entirely upon state and federal government data sources and cite the most readily available data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3924

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Separate from his proposals to pay down the CalSTRS unfunded liability, the Governor proposes providing $ 700  m illion over the next two years ($ 350  m illion per year) to provide school and community college districts immediate budget relief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

May 14, 2018 - The administration in January estimated that growth in per capita personal income would be 4. 25 p ercent. (For purposes of calculating the minimum guarantee, the data underlying the per capita personal income rate is lagged one year.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Budget Proposals [Publication Details]

May 14, 2018 - In this report, we analyze the 2018-19 May Revision education proposals. We first provide an overview of Proposition 98 funding and then focus on the Governor’s major proposals for K‑12 education, child care and preschool, community colleges, universities, and student financial aid. In the pages that follow, we offer many specific recommendations for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3834

The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 30, 2018 - New COLA Affects Costs for Other School and Community College Programs. As the figure shows, the Governor ’s budget includes a COLA for several other school and community college programs. For schools, the largest program after LCFF is special education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3816