The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - CSU has grant programs that support innovative education and faculty development to improve courses. For example, CSU ’s Artificial Intelligence Educational Innovations Challenge ​ supports faculty-led projects that test new teaching methods that incorporate AI, including projects focused on STEM courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - We recommend rejecting the proposal, as the existing special fund loan addresses BPPE ’s near-term costs and shifting those costs to the General Fund would come at the expense of supporting other core state programs or building fiscal resiliency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - UC Also Relies on Three Other Ways to Support Core Operations. Beyond state support and tuition revenue, UC relies on three other much smaller sources of support for its core operations. UC places its pooled cash in investment accounts and uses some of the annual investment earnings to support core operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Rather than making commitments in advance, the Legislature could determine each year how much support it can afford to provide CSU in light of overall fiscal conditions and competing budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - The largest of these programs provide funding for certain types of instruction (such as adult education or career technical education), student support, and financial aid. The remaining programs serve various purposes ranging from faculty support to information technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The Legislature can still plan, establish performance goals, set spending priorities, make appropriations, support enrollment growth, and monitor the segments ’ outcomes —all without a Governor ’s compact.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Facilities in that category do support instruction in physical education, music, theater, and other programs. Nonetheless, they differ from the instructional spaces the state has traditionally prioritized for bon d funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

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

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Based on our review of regional plans and spending data, SWP funds generally are supporting activities related to increasing the availability and quality of CTE. As   Figure  5 shows, the regional and local shares support a range of expenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - This is the second year that the state will be providing the school with general fiscal support (having provided $2.5  million in 2024-25). The budget also contains $10  million one-time General Fund to provide general fiscal support to the California Indian Nations College.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089