California Community Colleges: Second Progress Report on the Student Success Act of 2012

Sep 22, 2016 - To permit the Legislature to evaluate these programs before 2020 –21 , we recommend, as an interim measure, the Chancellor ’s Office produce a three –year scorecard. This three –year scorecard would contain the same performance measures as the existing six –year scorecard, disaggregated by whether students received each of the core SSSP services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3500

Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility [Publication Details]

Jan 26, 2010 - Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility [Publication Details] Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility Format: HTML Description: In his January budget, the Governor proposed a state constitutional amendment that would require reductions in spending on state corrections, with corresponding increases in spending for public universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2186

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Whereas Test 2 and Test  3 build upon the amount of funding provided the previous year, Test 1 links school funding to a minimum share of General Fund revenue. The  Constitution sets forth rules for comparing the tests, with one of the tests becoming operative and used for calculating the guarantee that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Improving Workforce Education and Training Data in California

Aug 18, 2016 - Department of Education has developed the College Scorecard, which links data from colleges and universities with federal student financial aid and tax data. For a given college, the Scorecard provides information about admissions, student demographics, completions, costs (by family income), student aid (including student loan repayment rates), and the average earnings of students after attending the college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3494

The 2016-17 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 26, 2016 - For some students, performance on the assessment tests may not accurately reflect their mastery of the material (for example, because of their test anxiety or not grasping the importance of the test and taking it seriously).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3372

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

Jan 3, 2018 - The report has four main sections —( 1) b ackground on online education, ( 2) f indings regarding CSU ’s implementation of Chapter  363, ( 3) a n assessment of CSU ’s implementation, and ( 4) r ecommendations to improve implementation moving forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3725

California Community Colleges: Effects of Increases in Noncredit Course Funding Rates

Mar 30, 2017 - The CCC Student Success Scorecard measures completion of certificates, degrees, or transfer within six years for students who initially enrolled in CDCP courses, but the Salary Surfer, which shows earnings of certain CCC graduates, as well as CCC ’s basic skills outcomes tracking tool, exclude noncredit students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3635

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - For any given year, the relationship between the guarantee and General Fund revenue generally depends on which Proposition  98 test is operative and whether another test could become operative with higher or lower revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2017 - For example, if state revenue were to come in higher than projected, Test  2 might become operative and the Test  3 supplemental appropriation would be irrelevant. On the other hand, if the state entered a recession, the size of the supplemental payment otherwise required could be even larger.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670