The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - To this end, Learning Lab awards competitive grants to intersegmental faculty teams at the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community Colleges (CCC). Faculty teams test ways to improve learning outcomes in college-level lower division courses, including by using adaptive learning technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - In negotiating salary increases with their local unions, districts typically account for a number of factors, including the COLA the state is providing for apportionments, changes in housing and other costs for employe es, salary competitiveness, and the need to address non ‑salary cost pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities Community College Facilities Summary The Governor ’s budget proposes providing Proposition  2 bond funding for ten new capital outlay projects at the California Community Colleges (CCC) in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities [Publication Details]

Mar 17, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Additionally,  the budget more than triples ongoing Proposition  98 funding for Calbright College (raising support from $15  million to $53  million). Calbright College is a fully online college the state established in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview [Publication Details]

Feb 5, 2026 - In this brief, we provide an overview and initial analysis of the Governor’s higher education budget plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Lower ‑income students, however, are the ones least likely to be able to attend and complete college without financial support. Program Is More Challenging to Convey and Administer Than Other State Aid Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Given this context, the Legislature could consider providing CSU with a smaller base increase that is more closely aligned with current inflationary benchmarks —such as the base increase of 2.41  percent proposed for community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Given this context, if the Legislature wishes to continue providing base increases to UC despite the challenging budget outlook, it could consider approving smaller increases that are more closely aligned with current inflationary benchmarks —such as the 2.41  percent base increase proposed for community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143