Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Sets Planning Requirements. In California, WIOA is administered primarily by the California Workforce Development Board and 45 local workforce development boards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program [Publication Details]

Dec 10, 2025 - This report focuses on the Strong Workforce Program, which the state created to increase the availability and quality of career technical education at the California Community Colleges. We provide background on the program, assess its implementation and outcomes, and raise a few issues to consider relating to coordination of workforce development programs more broadly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5098

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - There Are Opportunities to Achieve Same Objectives Within Each Segment. UC, CSU, and CCC also are focused on improving learning outcomes for students. One way they routinely do this is by providing opportunities for faculty professional development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges Total Changes $1,220 a Applies to the Adult Education Program, apprenticeship programs, CalWORKs student services, campus child care support, Disabled Students Programs and Services, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, and mandates block grant. b Increases budgeted growth from the enacted 2025 ‑26 level of 0.57 percent to 1.57 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Overall, we found that these education programs have several positive aspects but also a number of problems and missed opportunities. Anecdotally, Both Students and Staff Cite Benefits of Prison Education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Major University Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - The administration also seems to miss an opportunity to draw upon lessons learned from recent professional development activities. These lessons learned could be pivotal in designing future initiatives in this area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4336

An Evaluation of CSU's Cross-Campus Online Education Program

Jan 3, 2018 - In particular, online education can provide increased opportunities for students to access required courses, thereby potentially speeding their time to graduation. Also, by aggregating geographically separated students into online courses, campuses can maximize opportunities to fill courses to capacity, thus improving efficiencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3725

The 2021-22 Budget: California Institutes for Science and Innovation

Mar 2, 2021 - The administration ’s stated objectives of aligning education programs to workforce needs, better connecting students to job opportunities, and fostering economic innovation are laudable in concept. The proposal, however, raises three concerns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4394

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - The administration ’s proposal focuses on training opportunities, particularly for community health workers and nurses. However, the administration does not provide an assessment as to why these occupations should be targeted first.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 4, 2022 - Cal ‑SOAP = California Student Opportunity and Access Program; CSAC = California Student Aid Commission; and CCD = community college district. Budget Provides Funding for Revamped Middle Class Scholarship Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4632