Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - The new framework goes beyond the GI 2025 objectives of increasing graduation rates and closing equity gaps by adding new objectives and several new metrics. One  notable new objective is ensuring all students are able to graduate with a first career job or pathway to graduate education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

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: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - As part of this initiative, CSU has held systemwide convenings for faculty and administrators to share best practices. CCC faculty receive a certain number of flex days so they can take time outside of teaching to pursue professional development activities, including developing new course designs, tools, and materials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Based on best practices from the Government Finance Officers Association, the Chancellor ’s Office recommends that districts maintain unrestricted reserves worth a minimum of 16.7  percent (two months) of annual expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - For Cal Grant recipients (who already have their tuition, and, in some cases, a portion of their nontuition costs covered), MCS provides ad ditional aid for nontuition costs. Though less notable given relative magnitude, the revamped program also expanded eligibility to CCC students in bachelor ’s degree programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 6, 2025 - Effects on Segments Regular Cost Pressures Are Adding to Segments ’ Fiscal Challenges. CSU ’s and UC ’s fiscal issues are being made more challenging because they, like community colleges, continue to  face all of their typical cost pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4957

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Instead, we recommend the Legislature make funding decisions for each segment each year based upon the best information available at that time and the state ’s overall budget condition. In this vein, we recommend the Legislature rescind funding commitments made in advance for 2027 ‑28 and 2028 ‑29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Higher Education Proposals

May 10, 2022 - Beyond awarding grants for new online course content, state law allows CELL to undertake other actions to support instructional best practices, such as supporting faculty professional development and developing a “best of ” library of online materials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4594

The 2023-24 Budget: University of California

Feb 15, 2023 - Recommend Adding UC Merced Campus Expansion to Budget Solutions List. We recommend the Legislature further expand its budget solutions list by removing funding for the UC Merced expansion project given its lack of justification at this time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4684

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - We recommend the Legislature reevaluate the request for a marketing and outreach SSMI once SIB has completed the marketing activi ties currently in progress, analyzed their impacts, and provided data on best practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035