Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Course success rates vary by instructional modality among incarcerated students. Figure  6 shows that success rates are consistently lower for students in correspondence courses. In fall 2019 (the year just before the pandemic), the gap in success rates between in ‑person and correspondence courses was 15  percentage points.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - How Will Success Be Measured and Evaluated? After it has a clear sense of what success would look like under its theory of action, the administration should develop a detailed plan for measuring and evaluating whether success is being achieved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Student Success Coaches. The budget provides $5  million in one-time General Fund for California Volunteers to offer grants to AmeriCorps programs to fund coaches at K-12 schools. This program has received limited-term funding in prior years, including $5  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - Such a reduction in funding could be problematic if it results in counties spending less on evidence-based practices that successfully reduced prison commitments. Accordingly, we concur with the administration that some funding similar to the proposed maintenance payment is necessary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031