The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Major University Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - Students also reported increased concern about paying for various living costs, including housing and food, health care, and technology. (This survey had a response rate of 12  p ercent.) Relief Funds Have Provided Emergency Grants to Students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4336

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - Students also reported increased concern about paying for various living costs, including housing and food, health care, and technology. (This survey had a response rate of   12  p ercent.) Also in late spring 2020, a Student Senate for CCC survey found that 67  p ercent of respondents reported they were experiencing a higher level of anxiety, stress, or other mental distress than usual.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Major University Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 2021 - This report analyzes the Governor’s major budget proposals for the universities, covering base funding, enrollment, students’ basic needs, faculty professional development, and deferred maintenance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4336

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

Evaluation of the California Community College Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Program

Mar 29, 2023 - Online teacher credentialing programs already operate in the state and fully online programs have capacity to serve more students. Moreover, in large part due to recent legislative investments in broadband, statewide access to internet service is widespread and improving.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4755

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - MCS = Middle Class Scholarships and COLA = cost-of-living adjustment. Cal Grant Spending Continues to Grow at Historically High Rate. The Cal Grant program is the state ’s largest and longest ‑standing financial aid program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Higher Education Proposals

May 10, 2022 - The program accomplishes this objective primarily by awarding competitive grants to intersegmental faculty teams, which in turn develop the online course content. Beyond awarding grants for new online course content, state law allows CELL to undertake other actions to support instructional best practices, such as supporting faculty professional
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4594

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - Nearly all of the students living on campus are undergraduates, with fewer than 20 graduate students living on campus. As of spring 2023, UC  Merced housed a larger share of its students than the average of the other UC general campuses (38  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171