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

Mar 11, 2020 - (The Governor ’s budget package funds two other pieces of the Fresno DRIVE plan —an economic development initiative focusing on agriculture and a second human capital initiative, which focuses on expanding medical school capacity in the region.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4199

The 2025-26 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 10, 2025 - Recent salary enhancements and the hiring of additional lecturers and staff primarily drive the operating deficit. CLSF plans to utilize reserves to address the deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

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

Nov 20, 2024 - …But Gains for High ‑Income Workers Are Driving State Revenues Above Projections. Despite this economic weakness, total pay for California workers has been growing quickly. During  the first quarter of 2024, for example, total pay increased at an annualized rate of 17   percent —one of the strongest quarters on record.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - One factor driving this deficit is the school ’s enrollment decline, which is resulting in a loss of associated tuition and fee revenue. CCA has also increased spending in areas such as institutional financial aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2020-21 Budget: Cal Grant Cost Estimates

Nov 21, 2019 - In this post, we provide background on Cal Grants, describe the key factors driving recent spending increases, provide our spending estimates for 2020 ‑21, and discuss the spending outlook through 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4114

The 2021-22 Budget: University Capital Outlay

Mar 5, 2021 - The Merced project ’s size and complexity may be a factor that is driving up costs for these initial phases. Figure 3 UC Proposes Much Larger Building at Merced Than at Riverside Assignable Square Feet
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4395

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - To the extent these exogenous factors are stronger in driving student behavior than college advertisements or phone banks, student outreach might not be a particularly promising use of one ‑time funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531

The 2022-23 Budget: Student Financial Aid

Feb 18, 2022 - The most notable factor driving the cost increase in 2022‑23 is the continued implementation of the CCC entitlement expansion. The cost of the CCC entitlement awards are projected to increase significantly as the first cohort of recipients (from 2021‑22) renews their awards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4548

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - It also would eliminate a loophole that would otherwise drive up the cost of the formula substantially over the next few years. Finally, our recommendation would make enrollment reporting more meaningful and allow for improved legislative oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Similarly, the Governor ’s budget focuses some new resources on a particular region —like the Fresno Drive initiative —which could create expectations that these types of resources should be provided to other regions of the state facing similar challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135