The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Governor ’s Budget Creates Proposition   98 Settle ‑Up Obligation. As we discuss in The 2026‑27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K‑12 Spending Plan , the Governor’s budget appropriates $5.6 billion less for schools and community colleges in 2025‑26 than the estimated minimum guarantee in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - (Before calculating these shares, the Chancellor ’s Office may set aside up to 5  percent of total SWP funds for systemwide activities.) The local share is allocated directly to districts, while the regional share is allocated to the eight SWP consortia.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2020-21 Budget: Fresno Integrated K-16 Education Collaborative

Mar 11, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Fresno Integrated K-16 Education Collaborative Fresno Integrated K-16 Education Collaborative Introduction In this post, we analyze the Governor ’s proposal to establish the Fresno Integrated K-16 Education Collaborative (the Collaborative).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4199

California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals

Dec 18, 2020 - (It also deferred $9. 2  b illion in state payments for schools —for a total of $10. 3  b illion in K ‑14 deferrals.) Combined, $1. 5  b illion in Proposition  98 funds intended for community colleges in 2020 ‑ 21 i s not scheduled to be paid until the first half of the next fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - School and Community College Spending Higher by $5   Billion. Reflecting these higher revenue estimates, the administration ’s estimates of constitutionally required General Fund spending on K ‑14 education is $4.7  billion higher than our November estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - State income tax receipts have followed this trend, with withholding collections up nearly 10  percent this year relative to 2023 levels. Most of this increase appears linked with special forms of pay for high ‑income workers, such as bonuses and stock compensation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - The revised policy allows for tuition increases of up to 1 percentage point above inflation as long as the rate remains below the 5 percent cap. Beginning in 2027‑28, if the approved rate increase is less than the 5 percent cap, UC also may carry forward the unused portion and apply it in a future year (as long as the 5 percent cap is not exceeded each year).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2019 - K-14 Education Below, we analyze the May Revision proposals relating to (1) pension rate relief for school districts and community colleges, (2) kindergarten facility grants, (3) special education concentration grants, (4) the Classified School Employee Summer Assistance program, (5) the Educator Workforce Investment Grant, (6) school broadband connectivity
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The Chancellor ’s Office may designate up to 50  percent of state funding each year for life safety projects, though the amount needed to fund all project proposals in this category is typically much lower.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2017 - K‑12 Education K ‑12 Proposition  98 Funding Up $1.3  Billion Across Period. Figure  3 compares total K ‑12 funding under the Governor ’s January budget with the May Revision. The May Revision provides an additional $1.3  billion in Proposition  98 funding for K ‑12 education across the 2015 ‑16 through 2017 ‑18 period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670