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<\/p>\nNews Brief<\/p>\n
Monday, December 29, 2025 \u2014 9:25 am<\/p>\n
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In an effort to save the district $56 million in the next five years, the Fresno Unified School District has approved early retirement for 573 employees, the Fresno Bee reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nearly 2,000 employees were eligible. Of those who opted for early retirement, 321 were certified employees such as teachers and 252 were classified employees, which includes administrative staff among other roles, according to the Bee.\u00a0<\/p>\n Those who opted for early retirement were, on average, 62.5 years old and had served the district for more than 28 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the first year, Fresno Unified will save $13.76 million, according to the Bee.<\/p>\n Fresno Unified, with 70,000 students, has seen enrollment decline by about 1,100 students this academic year and expects a drop of another 1,200 students next academic year. The district has cut its budget but hasn\u2019t had layoffs. The early retirement plan is the district\u2019s first since 2010, the Bee reported.<\/p>\n \u201cSo now the easy work has been done, the hard work remains, and that is streamlining the district and ensuring that as we decline in the number of students, we can\u2019t go back to increasing in the number of adults in the system,\u201d Patrick Jensen, Fresno Unified\u2019s chief financial officer, told the Bee.\u00a0<\/p>\n More News Briefs <\/p>\n \n Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 10:26 am <\/p>\n California colleges defy law, blocking transcripts over unpaid balances<\/a><\/p>\n \n Monday, December 22, 2025, 4:28 pm <\/p>\n Union representing 1,100 CSU workers votes to authorize statewide strike<\/a><\/p>\n \n Monday, December 22, 2025, 9:47 am <\/p>\n Tuition costs vary from the University of California to the state\u2019s most elite<\/a><\/p>\n \n Monday, December 22, 2025, 9:31 am <\/p>\n