The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - On the one hand, allocating more funding now would allow more projects to begin in 2026-27, avoiding the construction cost escalation associated with waiting until a future year. On the other hand, allocating less funding now would leave more available for high-priority projects (including life safety projects) that could emerge over the next year or two.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - One reason why a new UC campus might not result in higher educational attainment in a region is that UC degree holders may feel that they have more advantageous employment opportunities elsewhere in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

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: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - For each identified revenue option, we recommend the Legislature require key information, including an explanation of why the option was determined to be reasonable, its benefits, and its drawbacks, along with any other information essential for evaluating its relative merits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - These more fundamental accountability and fiscal pr ovisions likely translate into the segments ’ efforts having a more pervasive impact than Learning Lab. Faculty Can Access Similar Funding Through Federal Grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

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: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Currently, it oversees more than 1,500 private postsecondary campuses located throughout the state. BPPE ’s Operations Are Supported by a Special Fund. BPPE deposits revenue into the Private Postsecondary Education Administration Fund (BPPE Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - This option makes the state ’s structural deficit more manageable to address, increases the chances that core programs could be sustained moving forward, and reduces pressure for a more significant reduction in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Under this formula, a district or consortium receives more funding if it has more CTE students, a higher unemployment rate (suggesting more training demand from job seekers), more projected job openings, and better outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - This is largely because these funding protections provide districts with more apportionment funding than they would generate based on their enrollment and other  factors. Systemwide Reserves Continue to Increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150