The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - For example, CSU ’s Artificial Intelligence Educational Innovations Challenge ​ supports faculty-led projects that test new teaching methods that incorporate AI, including projects focused on STEM courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Funding Program in Arrears Could Put State in Challenging Budget Situation. Under the new budgetary approach for the program, the state is providing MCS awards to students in one year but paying for those awards a year later.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - One reason for this is likely because transfer students arrive at CSU having already completed their initial years of college and having overcome associated challenges. As Figure  12 shows, equity gaps are almost closed for the two ‑year transfer graduation rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Understanding UC ’s spending trends is especially important when the state faces challenging fiscal situations. As discussed in The 2026‑27 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget , the state faces projected deficits in the out‑years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 6, 2025 - Effects on Segments Regular Cost Pressures Are Adding to Segments ’ Fiscal Challenges. CSU ’s and UC ’s fiscal issues are being made more challenging because they, like community colleges, continue to  face all of their typical cost pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4957

The 2024-25 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 29, 2024 - Department of Education does not resolve its implementation challenges before the April 2 application deadline, the Legislature may want to consider further extending the deadline. Any continued challenges could potentially lead to fewer state financial aid recipients and lower spending in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4865

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - Assessment SIB Indicates It Is Experiencing Challenges Handling CalKIDS Workload. SIB shared that it is experiencing CalKIDS workload challenges related to data management and analysis, customer service, communications, and outreach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - Historically, the state has experienced considerable challenges successfully implementing IT projects. In 2016, the California Department of Technology (CDT) implemented a new project approval process—known as the Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL)—with the goal of helping bolster project planning and reduce the likelihood of project challenges or failure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - This is especially the case given the state is in the midst of reducing funding in other higher education areas, including for public universities facing similar challenges, and it is projected to have significant operating deficits in the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

An Analysis of University Cash Management Issues

Nov 10, 2020 - While UC ’s working capital bonds come with relatively low interest, repaying the debt could be challenging if the pandemic and economic downturn last longer than expected. These challenges could be especially heightened five years from now, when UC ’s debt service payments are scheduled to notably increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4293