The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - (The measure also provides $8.5  billion for K-12 school facilities.) These funds may be used for various purposes, including constructing new buildings, renovating existing buildings, acquiring land, and purchasing equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

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

May 15, 2019 - If Authorizing New Positions, Consider Adding Provisional Language and Reporting Requirements . The Legislature could authorize the new positions proposed in the May Revision without adding funding, effectively encouraging the Chancellor ’s Office to fill the unspecified staff positions funded last year with the specific positions requested this year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048

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 - Specifically, the 2020 ‑ 21 b udget maintained the 2019 ‑20 deferrals and added another $1. 1  b illion in CCC payment deferrals from 2020 ‑ 21 t o 2021 ‑22. (It also deferred $9. 2  b illion in state payments for schools —for a total of $10. 3  b illion in K ‑14 deferrals.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - For Cal Grant recipients (who already have their tuition, and, in some cases, a portion of their nontuition costs covered), MCS provides ad ditional aid for nontuition costs. Though less notable given relative magnitude, the revamped program also expanded eligibility to CCC students in bachelor ’s degree programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Amount excludes $164 million ongoing for the K ‑12 Strong Workforce Program. c Amount excludes $62 million ongoing for apprenticeships affiliated with K ‑12 local education agencies. d Amount assumes 12 percent of program funding goes to CCC based on historical trends, and CCC in turn spends 20 percent of those funds on CTE courses based on the approximate share of noncredit instruction that is classified as CTE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - 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

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

Feb 6, 2019 - California's Education System: A 2019 Guide [Publication Details] California's Education System: A 2019 Guide Format: PDF Description: 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3924

The 2019-20 Budget: Creating an Integrated Education Data System

May 6, 2019 - Governor ’s Incremental Approach to Adding Data Sources Has Merit. We believe the Governor ’s proposed order of onboarding the segments and other data contributors generally is reasonable. Recognizing that all IT projects entail risks, first connecting K ‑12 data with data from the state ’s three public higher education segments, as proposed by the Governor,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4026

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - The new framework goes beyond the GI 2025 objectives of increasing graduation rates and closing equity gaps by adding new objectives and several new metrics. One  notable new objective is ensuring all students are able to graduate with a first career job or pathway to graduate education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099