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Fresno Unified trustees eye Big Investment in Career Programs- May 29, 2015, Fresno bee

Fresno Unified trustees eye big investment in career programs The district is getting millions more from the state this year The trustees aim to beef up funding for the district's career programs The final budget will be voted on in June A model of a skeleton stands at the front of the class as teacher Tash Aquino quizzes 10th graders in a Doctors Academy class at Sunnyside High School.  |  CRAIG KOHLRUSS   FRESNO BEE STAFF PHOTO BY HANNAH FURFARO hfurfaro@fresnobee.com LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST REDDIT PRINT ORDER REPRINT OF THIS STORY Career technical education programs could be the big winner under Fresno Unified’s $801 million proposed spending plan for next school year, which was hashed out but not voted on at the district’s school board meeting Wednesday night. Millions more — including both one-time funds and ongoing dollars — could be used to expand current career programs or add new ones. How exactly