The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - These more fundamental accountability and fiscal pr ovisions likely translate into the segments ’ efforts having a more pervasive impact than Learning Lab. Faculty Can Access Similar Funding Through Federal Grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - The administration has indicated that it expects the integrated education data system project to use the PAL pr ocess, but the administration is unclear at what point the project will enter that process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals

Dec 18, 2020 - The state began using payment deferrals during the dot ‑com bust but relied much more heavily on them during the Great Recession. The practice of deferring college payments peaked in 2011 ‑12, when the state deferred a total of $ 961  m illion in CCC payments —accounting for nearly 30  p ercent of CCC Proposition  98 General Fund support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307