{"id":312856,"date":"2026-05-13T01:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/312856\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T01:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:00:10","slug":"fresno-unified-trustees-embrace-the-good-news-about-state-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/312856\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno Unified Trustees Embrace the Good News About State Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fresno Unified trustees are applauding the likely return of billions of dollars in funding to California schools and community colleges in the 2026-27 budget.<\/p>\n

According to EdSource<\/a>, a flurry of AI investments has brightened the state budget picture, turning a projected deficit into a potential $25 billion general fund surplus.<\/p>\n

The final amount of restored funding will not be known until legislative leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom negotiate a revised state spending plan.<\/p>\n

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\nGood News Comes as Districts Face Budget Deficits<\/p>\n

The possibility of receiving billions above forecasted amounts is good news for K-14 districts struggling with layoffs and other budget cuts.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore money is always good,\u201d Valerie Davis, the trustee representing the Sunnyside High region, told GV Wire.<\/p>\n

Davis added that she needs to examine the budget and determine how the district can maximize funding for its student outcomes-focused governance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to hear that. We definitely need the support,\u201d said Bullard High region trustee Susan Wittrup. \u201cOur students need the support for programs and hiring teachers. \u2026 I would need more information about how it would impact Fresno Unified directly.\u201d<\/p>\n

The state\u2019s third-largest school district has made reductions that include hundreds of buyouts and layoffs as it deals with a projected $77 million deficit<\/a>. The deficit stems from inflation, employee raises, declining average daily attendance and the end of COVID-era special funding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresno Unified trustees are applauding the likely return of billions of dollars in funding to California schools and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218793,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-312856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}