The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Adjusting for inflation, revenues were 18  percent lower in 2024-25 than in 2018-19. BPPE Fund Has a Structural Deficit. As Figure  1 shows, expenditures from the BPPE Fund have exceeded revenues annually beginning in 2014-15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - The 2018-19 budget provided OPR with $10  million ongoing General Fund for Learning Lab. As Figure  1 shows, Learning Lab ’s ongoing funding has fluctuated somewhat over time. In 2024-25, the state reduced Learning Lab ’s ongoing General Fund to $5.5  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - (Page 19 of this CSAC MCS 2024‑25 handbook shows illustrative MCS award amounts for students at different segments with different levels of financial means.) MCS Award Coverage Has Been Determined in Two Ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - In 2018 ‑19, the state adopted a new formula —SCFF . This formula is intended to create stronger incentives for colleges to enroll lower ‑income students and improve outcomes for them and students overall.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Calbright College is a fully online college the state established in 2018 ‑19. Other major CCC proposals include $408 million—nearly half of the proposed one‑time Proposition 98 CCC spending—for retiring the apportionments deferral adopted in last year’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112