CCC and UC: An Evaluation of Best Value Procurement Pilot Programs

Dec 21, 2017 - For example, it appears that winning bidders scored higher than other bidders on quality (such as account management, reporting, and warranty), technical capabilities (such as innovative solutions and design), and previous experience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3726

The 2016-17 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 26, 2016 - The administration has indicated that the award amounts are intended as incentives for innovation and may have no relation to the costs of implementing a winning initiative. As an example, the award for creating online general education courses likely involves redesigning a dozen or fewer courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3372

The 2017-18 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 16, 2017 - The winning applications were for strategies that included improving K ‑12 alignment to higher education standards and expectations, redesigning curriculum and teaching practices to improve outcomes, and using technology to expand access to courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3559

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

Dec 18, 2020 - The state began using payment deferrals during the dot ‑com bust but relied much more heavily on them during the Great Recession. The practice of deferring college payments peaked in 2011 ‑12, when the state deferred a total of $ 961  m illion in CCC payments —accounting for nearly 30  p ercent of CCC Proposition  98 General Fund support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307