The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Alternatively, the Legislature could consider eliminating the proposed base increase for CS U altogether. 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

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - This foundation operates the Imagination Library, which mails books free of charge to children under age five. Anticipated Federal Funding Fluctuated During Budget Development. Early in the budget process, the State Library was notified that its federal Institute of Museum and Library Services grant was being terminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - The other campaign targeted high school seniors (who may be about to enter college) through social media, p aid advertisements, and mail campaigns to school districts. From the three media campaigns, SIB learned that the targeted high school campaign had the most success as it led to a 63  percent increase in the number of accounts claimed by high school seniors from February 2024 to May 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - Examples of PII include names, addres ses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, health records, social security numbers, and driver ’s license information, among others. In the first two months of 2025 alone, 70 cyberattacks have already been reported, averaging more than one attack per day, triggering notification requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - This year, several community colleges that are large providers of correspondence courses are piloting a form of online instruction in place of the traditional paper ‑and ‑mail model. For example, Lake Tahoe Community College is piloting an online synchronous (live) format in which students and faculty can communicate through videoconferencing and submit assignments online.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913