The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - This creates a fundamental barrier to scaling specific course curricula or implementing redesigned pedagogies, as faculty are not required to adopt them. There Are Opportunities to Achieve Same Objectives Within Each Segment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - This budgeting approach creates a cushion that helps protect ongoing programs. The one‑time spending will expire in 2027‑28, freeing up funds that could help the state accommodate a possible decrease in the minimum guarantee before having to reduce programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - In 2013, the Legislature created the original MCS program to provide partial tuition coverage for higher ‑income UC and CSU students who generally did not qualify for tuition assistance under the Cal Grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The Governor’s budget also allocates some ongoing Proposition 98 funding for one‑time activities—an approach that creates a cushion to protect core programs in case the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee declines in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - State Created New Program to Expand CTE Availability and Quality. The 2016 ‑17 state budget funded the Board of Governors ’ request, providing $200  million ongoing Proposition  98 General Fund to create SWP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - For example, the State Library has tools that remove malicious emails, secure data transmitted over the internet, create encrypted internet connections, and create firewalls to insulate sections of its network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program [Publication Details]

Dec 10, 2025 - This report focuses on the Strong Workforce Program, which the state created to increase the availability and quality of career technical education at the California Community Colleges. We provide background on the program, assess its implementation and outcomes, and raise a few issues to consider relating to coordination of workforce development programs more broadly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5098

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - Similarly, the activities aimed at improving overall graduation rates (such as hiring more advisors) differ somewhat from those activities aimed specifically at closing equity gaps (such as creating a peer mentorship program for first‑generation students).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - The state created this program as a one-time initiative in 2021-22, with the intent to operate it through the 2025-26 academic year. Under the program, students generally receive $10,000 of financial aid for completing 450 hours of community service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - In California, local public libraries can be operated by counties, cities, special districts, or joint power authorities. Usually the local government operator designates a central library to coordinate activities among all the library branches within a jurisdiction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882