Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Some Regions Have Seen Larger Improvements in Earnings Measures. Figure  11 shows the median change in earnings from before entering to after exiting college for CTE students by region. Of the three earnings measures, this one arguably comes closest to reflecting the added value of college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

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 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 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Committee Recommended Adding First ‑Generation College Status to Formula. In  December 2019, the committee recommended that counts of first ‑generation college students be added to the supplemental allocation as well as the student success allocation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - Though fall 2023 staffing data are not yet available, two factors discussed in the “Enrollment ” section of this brief could result in districts adding somewhat more employees in 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

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 2022-23 Budget: Student Financial Aid

Feb 18, 2022 - Upon launching, the program is expected to enroll approximately 450,000 newborns annually. 2021 ‑22 Budget Added Low ‑Income Public School Students to Program. The 2021 ‑22 budget also added a new component to the CalKIDS program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4548

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - If the state desires to see improvement on a particular objective (such as increasing the six ‑year graduation rate), then tying funding more tightly to that one objective will increase the chances campuses focus on that objective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Specifically, in 2022 ‑23, 1,808 CCC students at CDCR (12  percent) had earned more than 60  units. Of these students, 418 (2.7  percent) had already earned 100 or more CCC units. Just over 100 of these students had already accumulated 150 or more units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Trends in Higher Education: Student Outcomes [Publication Details]

Apr 18, 2024 - This brief is the third of a six-part series covering higher education trends in California. The third brief focuses on student outcomes and how they have changed over the past few decades. The brief also raises key issues for the Legislature to consider as it makes related policy and budget decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4895