The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Even the segment-specific work b eing done to improve learning outcomes is likely to have broader and more integrated results than Learning Lab ’s projects. This is because work being done within a segment is more likely to affect an entire department, campus, or even the whole segment (through initiatives like CSU ’s GI 2025).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - We have concerns about each of these targeted proposals, as we discuss in later sections of the brief. Apportionments In this section, we focus on general purpose funding for community college districts, which is known as “apportionments. ” We begin this section by providing background on community college districts ’ core operating costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - While loans issued under Control Section 14.00 typically must be repaid within two years, the 2025-26 Budget Act included provisional language extending the repayment period for any loans to the BPPE Fund until June 30, 2032.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - The remainder of this section examines these cost drivers in greater detail. Trends in enrollment are covered in the “Enrollment ” section of this brief. Employee Compensation as a Share of UC ’s Budget Has Grown.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Figure 2 Governor ’s Budget Funds New CCC Capital Outlay Projects Proposition 2 Bond Funds (In Thousands) College $399,428 $747,686 a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. c Center operated by Sequoias Community College District.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview $4,219 a Consists of $513 million ongoing funding and $541 million one-time funding. b About two-thirds of this spending is paid for using newly available prior- and current-year funds resulting from upward adjustments in the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee. c Increases budgeted growth from the enacted 2025-26 level of 0.57 percent to 1.57 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112