Trends in Higher Education: Student Access

Jan 23, 2024 - Because the focus is on trends over time, we adjust funding and spending data for inflation, such that the infographics show changes in real terms . Throughout the series, we give greatest attention to trends in California, but we also cover national trends when helpful for broader context.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4828

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - For example, the Legislature may want specific examples of how near real ‑time data is needed for state decision ‑making. Real ‑time data likely is most useful at the local level, where it could help instructors and counselors better support specific students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - The reports did not, however, include the amount of money campuses spent on each activity. Additionally, they did not include utilization rates for GI 2025 activities. Activities —such as tutoring, advising, and mentoring services —are only beneficial if students, especially those who need them most, are using them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

An Analysis of University Cash Management Issues

Nov 10, 2020 - Under state law, money in this account is invested in relatively low-risk, short-term assets, such as U.S. Government securities and domestic corporate bonds. The goals of the account are to safeguard taxpayer money, ensure cash is readily available when program costs are incurred, and earn a modest rate of return.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4293

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - The program is supported by a special fund consisting of money reverted from certain trust accounts used by attorneys. The special fund recently accumulated enough money to launch the program in 2023 ‑24 and sustain it for at least a few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Major Spending Choices Figure  2 displays the major budgetary decisions that the Governor made in allocating state and federal money, totaling $85  billion. It includes (1)  the General Fund surplus, (2)  school and community college spending, (3)  the American Rescue Plan (ARP) fiscal relief funds, and (4)  ARP capital projects funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2019-20 Budget: Immigrant Legal Services at the Public Higher Education Segments

May 8, 2019 - Given this time line, DSS indicates it is highly unlikely it will spend any of the one-time funds in the current year and thus will have this money available to spend in the budget year. DSS Is Finalizing Contracts With Legal Services Providers for CSU Campuses . . .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4029

The 2023-24 Budget: California State University

Feb 7, 2023 - Under this approach, CSU borrows money for the projects by issuing university bonds, then repays the associated debt using its core funds. (State law authorizes CSU to use its main General Fund appropriation for this purpose.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4671

The 2018-19 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Feb 15, 2018 - Adaptive learning technologies use artificial intelligence to assess and collect data on a learner ’s current state of knowledge about a particular subject, provide content and resources appropriate to that learner ’s level, and adjust lessons in “real time ” based on the learner ’s performance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3754