The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Whereas Test 2 and Test  3 build upon the amount of funding provided the previous year, Test 1 links school funding to a minimum share of General Fund revenue. The  Constitution sets forth rules for comparing the tests, with one of the tests becoming operative and used for calculating the guarantee that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - 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

Trends in Higher Education: Student Access

Jan 23, 2024 - Trends in Higher Education: Student Access Introduction This brief is the first of a new six-part analytical series focused on higher education trends. Each part of the series hones in on a major area of higher education, beginning with student access, followed by college affordability, student outcomes, finance, faculty and staff, and facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4828

Trends in Higher Education [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2025 - The series has two main objectives. The first is to help legislators, staff, and the general public track many of the key changes that higher education has undergone over the past few decades. The second is to help legislators better navigate the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5071

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - For any given year, the relationship between the guarantee and General Fund revenue generally depends on which Proposition  98 test is operative and whether another test could become operative with higher or lower revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - We cover California Volunteers, housed within the Governor ’s Office of Service and Community Engagement, in the “ Other Provisions ” post of our Spending Plan series. California State Library California State Library ’s Operational Funding Is Adjusted in Various Ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - This would allow time for schools to ramp up testing capabilities an d address other implementation issues with a smaller group of students and staff. Alternatively, the Legislature could direct resources to expanding statewide testing capacity and infrastructure that would allow schools to more easily access routine testing as a way to support school reopening.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education [Publication Details]

Nov 14, 2025 - This post summarizes the state’s 2025-26 spending package for higher education. It is part of our Spending Plan series. In this post, we provide an overview of the state’s higher education spending package, then cover spending for the California Community Colleges (CCC), California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), student financial aid, and California State Library.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5089

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - The task force developed a series of recommendations for improving CTE in several key areas, including funding, regional coordination, outcomes data, curriculum, and faculty. In fall 2015, the Board of Govern ors adopted the task force ’s recommendations and requested a $200  million ongoing systemwide augmentation to implement them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

Trends in Higher Education: Facilities [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2025 - This is the final brief of a six-part series covering higher education trends in California. This brief focuses on higher education facilities. The brief includes key issues for the Legislature to consider as it makes related policy and budget decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5037