Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - CSU has also already set systemwide retention rate targets for the 2027 fall cohort: 88  percent first ‑year retention rate (a  4 ‑percentage ‑point increase), 81  percent second ‑year rate (a 9 ‑percentage ‑point increase), and 78  percent third ‑year rate (an 8 ‑percentage ‑point increase).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Debt Service Has Been Hovering at Around 4   Percent of Core Spending. UC typically borrows to undertake major capital projects. It  carries debt mostly from former state general obligation bonds and, beginning in 2013 ‑14, from university bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The  main differences between our estimates  include: Revenue Estimates Higher by $9   Billion. Over the budget window —2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑ 26 —the administration ’s estimates of revenues (excluding policy proposals) are higher than our November 2024 estimate by $9  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Counter to last year ’s budget agreement, the Governor proposes $4  million ongoing General Fund in 2026-27 to retain Learning Lab. (This is $1.5  million less than Learning Lab received in 2025-26.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2021-22 Budget: UC Programs in Medical Education

Feb 26, 2021 - The proposed augmentation in 2021 ‑22 —$12. 9  m illion —would fund enrollment growth in PRIME programs as well as enhancements among existing and new PRIME programs. Provisional language would require UC to spend one ‑third of this amount ($4. 3  m illion) on student financial aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4389

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Specifically, the administration forecasts operating deficits ranging from $4  billion to $9  billion over the multiyear period. We recommend the Legislature avoid enacting a budget that plans for future deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - In 2025, BPPE incurred $10  million in costs associated with an employment lawsuit, consisting of a $4  million jury award to the plaintiff and $6  million in plaintiff ’s attorney fees. To cover these costs, DCA issued a $10  million loan to the BPPE Fund from the Bureau of Automotive Repair ’s High Polluter Repair or Removal Account in December 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Figure 9 shows the increase by award type. During this period, the number of students earning each type of CTE award increased significantly. The number of students earning each of these types of awards in non‑CTE fields, however, increased even faster.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2021-22 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Feb 22, 2021 - Though Hastings would not increase its tuition charges, it anticipates a 9. 5  p ercent increase in enrollment, generating $4. 2  m illion in additional tuition revenue. When factoring growth in other core funding, Hastings anticipates total unrestricted core funding to increase by $6. 5  m illion ( 11  p ercent) in 2021 ‑ 22 o ver its 2020 ‑ 21 l evel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4383

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - Figure 4 CSAC Uses Scoring Matrix to Allocate Competitive Awards Reflects Scoring Matrix Used Since 2018 ‑19 Component
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355