The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab [Publication Details]

Mar 25, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab California Education Learning Lab Summary Created in 2018, the California Education Learning Lab (Learning Lab) provides competitive grants to faculty teams, generally including faculty from at least two of the three public higher education segments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Figure 2 Governor ’s Budget Funds New CCC Capital Outlay Projects Proposition 2 Bond Funds (In Thousands) College $399,428 $747,686 a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. c Center operated by Sequoias Community College District.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2018-19 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Feb 15, 2018 - Research also notes that STEM majors (particularly engineering) often have course requirements beyond the typical 120 unit degree requirement, which can serve as an added burden for students with limited financial means.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3754

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - For Cal Grant recipients (who already have their tuition, and, in some cases, a portion of their nontuition costs covered), MCS provides ad ditional aid for nontuition costs. Though less notable given relative magnitude, the revamped program also expanded eligibility to CCC students in bachelor ’s degree programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

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

Mar 2, 2021 - California Nanosystems Institute b Los Angeles 90 Undergraduate and graduate students from Los Angeles, as well as students from the California State University and other four ‑year institutions in Southern California. 40 undergraduate students would participate in fellowships. 30 undergraduate and graduate students would participate in a new hands ‑on lab training program. 20 undergraduate and graduate students would complete summer capstone projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4394

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - The new framework goes beyond the GI 2025 objectives of increasing graduation rates and closing equity gaps by adding new objectives and several new metrics. One  notable new objective is ensuring all students are able to graduate with a first career job or pathway to graduate education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Higher Education Proposals

May 10, 2022 - If the Legislature deems this proposal a high priority, we recommend adding budget language both to clarify the state ’s role in the project and establish reporting  requirements. Introduction OPR is tasked by state law to support statewide planning and research activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4594

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Of the three earnings measures, this one arguably comes closest to reflecting the added value of college. All regions saw improvements in this measure between 2015 ‑16 and 2022 ‑23. For  example, in the San Diego/Imperial region, CTE students who last enrolled in 2015 ‑16 saw a median earnings increase of 20  percent, while CTE students who last enrolled in 2022 ‑23 saw a median earnings increase of 30   percent —an improvement of 10  percentage points over the period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - When the state has added new authorized positions, it has added associated funding. For example, in 2023‑24, the state augmented CSAC’s state operations budget $1.1 million for the additional positions, along with a few hundreds of thousands of dollars for other things (new high school toolkits and additional Cash for College efforts).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994