Improving Workforce Education and Training Data in California

Aug 18, 2016 - But State Still Does Not Apply Common Measures to All Programs. The state ’s WIOA –funded programs, CalWORKs employment and training program, CCC workforce programs, and various other state programs (such as the CTE Pathways Program and the Career Pathways Trust) still do not all share a set of common measures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3494

The 2018-19 Budget: Grant Delivery System Replacement

Mar 6, 2018 - State IT Projects Generally Go Through State Approval Process. Most state IT projects are required to go through the Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL), a four-stage planning process overseen by the California Department of Technology (CDT).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3770

Improving Workforce Education and Training Data in California [Publication Details]

Aug 18, 2016 - In addition, to collect information about program participants’ longer-term outcomes, state agencies often must share and link data with one another. Currently, the state's method for linking data is inefficient and administratively burdensome.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3494

California Community Colleges: Effects of Increases in Noncredit Course Funding Rates [Publication Details]

Mar 30, 2017 - In this report, we assess the effects of recent changes in state funding rates on California Community Colleges (CCC) noncredit courses, and recommend that the Legislature explore four key issues moving forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3635

Assessing UC and CSU Enrollment and Capacity

Jan 19, 2017 - As noted earlier, the state has never formalized CSU regions in state law, and in the past the state has used different regional breakdowns when evaluating whether to construct new CSU campuses. Various regional breakdowns could be viewed as reasonable, with the different approaches having distinct advantages and disadvantages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3532

California Community Colleges State Operations [Publication Details]

Apr 11, 2018 - California Community Colleges State Operations [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3806

A Review of the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program

Sep 27, 2016 - The department believes that a state would need to receive permission from the federal government for a state education benefit program to have such a requirement. Selection Process Does Little to Retain Key Members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3501

The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal

Feb 10, 2016 - Traditionally, the state has expanded campuses on an incremental basis. The state took this approach when it first developed the Merced campus between 2000 and 2006. An incremental process offers the state and UC flexibility to adjust priorities in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

What Is the Adult Education Block Grant?

Jan 6, 2016 - How Did State Education Leaders Calculate Need-Based Funding in 2015-16? To measure each region ’s need for adult education and distribute need-based funding accordingly, state education leaders followed four steps, as shown in the figure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3323

Evaluation of CSU's Doctor of Nursing Practice Pilot Program [Publication Details]

Jan 5, 2017 - In response, the state enacted Chapter 416 of 2010 which temporarily allows CSU to offer an independent DNP on a pilot basis. Related legislation requires our office to evaluate the pilot program and make a recommendation regarding its extension.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3521