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

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

Feb 1, 2021 - Based on institutional reporting, at least 13 CSU campuses and 2 UC campuses had used some funds from the first round for faculty or staff training in online instruction as of December 31, 2020. State Has Funded Various Initiatives Intended to Improve Online Instruction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4336

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

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - Figure  6 and the next two paragraphs detail the major features of these two models. Figure 6 Two Major Types of Dual Enrollment in California Traditional Dual Enrollment College and Career Access Pathways Target Population Typically advanced high school students who are college bound.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

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

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Figure  6 shows that success rates are consistently lower for students in correspondence courses. In fall 2019 (the year just before the pandemic), the gap in success rates between in ‑person and correspondence courses was 15  percentage points.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2022-23 Budget: California State Library

Feb 18, 2022 - The state in the 2021 ‑22 budget established ELOP, which expands learning opportunities for students in Transitional Kindergarten through grade 6. Among other provisions, the program requires participating school districts to provide 30 days of learning opportunities during the summer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4549

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - On the other hand, as Figure  6 shows, students with higher awards are likely to be from households with higher incomes. These students tend to receive less gift aid, resulting in larger MCS awards than students from lower ‑income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - As  Figure  6 shows, this trend has since reversed. From  2015 ‑16 (the year before SWP began) to 2024 ‑25, CTE as a share of total enrollment increased from 27  percent to 31  percent. CTE Enrollment Increases Could Be Due to SWP or Other Factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Calbright College is a fully online college the state established in 2018 ‑19. Other major CCC proposals include $408 million—nearly half of the proposed one‑time Proposition 98 CCC spending—for retiring the apportionments deferral adopted in last year’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112