Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - Stanislaus is the only campus to eliminate the gap in the four ‑year first ‑time graduation rate for American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, and Hispanic/Latino students and their peers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - State law does not specify what share of these funds would go to community colleges. If the Legislature were to allocate the funds in proportion to the current split of Proposition 98 spending between the two segments, an estimated $608 million would go to community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - From 2022 ‑23 through 2024 ‑25, CSAC determined what percentage of each student ’s remaining costs to cover based on the annual MCS appropriation. In 2022 ‑23, award coverage was 26  percent, followed by 36  percent in 2023 ‑24, and 35  percent in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Accordingly, some administrators indicate the redirection of SWP funds toward the nursing initiative is having negative impacts on other career technical education programs, such as by leaving less funding available to develop new programs or update program equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2021-22 Budget: University Capital Outlay

Mar 5, 2021 - The inclusion of research space is what makes the overall cost of the project ($ 210  m illion) so high —more than double the Riverside medical school project. Project Scope Also Includes Substantial Space for Behavioral Sciences.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4395

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - Therefore, data will continue to be collected over the next couple of years to understand what marketing efforts have the greatest impact on increasing claim rates. With Another Manager, CalKIDS Staffing Would Remain Top Heavy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Notably, however, the administration ’s multiyear estimates include a negative SFEU balance of $6  billion in 2022 ‑23. Despite Sizeable Surplus, Governor Maintains Borrowing and Reserve Withdrawals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - Finally, we recommend the Legislature increase the number of public members on the governing board so as to mitigate potentially negative incentives for the data providers to control data decisions and use the system primarily for their own narrower interests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - State law declares that it is in the best interest of the public and the state for public libraries to exist and receive “adequate financial support from government at all levels. ” State law does not provide a clear definition of what constitutes adequate financial support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - Compared to the broader student body, emergency grant recipients were more likely to be Latino or Black, first ‑generation, female, and LGBTQ. These student groups align with those reporting higher rates of homelessness in UC surveys, except that female students report similar rates of homelessness as male students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898