The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Under SCFF, districts receive apportionment funding for regular credit courses based on three components: (1)  a base allocation linked to  enrollment, (2)  a supplemental allocation linked to low ‑income student counts, and (3)  a student success allocation linked to specified student outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Creating a Debt Free College Program

Jan 31, 2017 - The Cal Grant program allowed students to use their awards at private colleges and, at some points in time, linked award coverage at private colleges to state support for public institutions. Currently, the Cal Grant program still allows recipients to use their awards at private colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3540

The 2023-24 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 31, 2023 - Under this approach, the state could achieve up to an additional $133  million in non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund savings ($81  million at CSU and $52  million at UC), while potentially freeing up several millions of dollars in Proposition  98 funding at CCC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4664

The 2016-17 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Zero-Textbook-Cost Proposal

Mar 14, 2016 - Provides links to OER materials (in existing databases such as OER Commons) that are suitable for community college courses. Skills Commons (Managed by CSU for federal Department of Labor) Repository of free and open learning materials developed under a federal workforce training grant for career technical education and workforce development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3392

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - Moreover, CSU ’s allocation factors have varied from strongly linked with program objectives (for example, Pell Grant counts) to not linked (for example, providing a flat amount to every campus regardless of need or performance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - The components are: (1)  a  base allocation linked to enrollment (about 70  percent of formula funding),  (2)  a supplemental allocation linked to low ‑income student counts (about 20  percent of formula funding), and (3)  a student success allocation linked to specified student outcomes (about 10  percent of formula funding).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Improving Workforce Education and Training Data in California

Aug 18, 2016 - Current Method of Linking Data Falls Short Current Efforts to Link Data Inefficient and Burdensome. The state ’s current linking model, the agency –to –agency model, is a fragmented and time –consuming method to link data across agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3494

The 2020-21 Budget: Cal Grant Cost Estimates

Nov 21, 2019 - Students apply for a Cal Grant by submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application. To receive a Cal Grant, students must meet certain income and asset criteria, which vary by family size.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4114

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Most of this increase appears linked with special forms of pay for high ‑income workers, such as bonuses and stock compensation. These increases, in turn, are linked with the recent run up in the stock market.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - For example, some Learning Lab projects have resulted in higher pass rates for certain STEM courses while other projects have been linked to improving students ’ motivation and sense of belonging. Projects Are Challenging to Scale.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171