BSC losing teachers, staff to early retirement - Blair Emerson, The Bismarck Tribune

At Bismarck State College, 15 employees are retiring by the end of this year, most of them driven to early retirement by statewide budget cuts. Earlier this year, BSC was required to cut its 2017-19 budget by $1.6 million due to the state's falling revenue as oil and agricultural prices continue to drop. “You do that through a variety of means, and one of them was these retirements," said President Larry Skogen, adding BSC is estimated to save $400,000 through the re-organization of several top positions. "The bottom line is we’re saving money." http://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/education/bsc-losing-teachers-staff-to-early-retirement/article_521dcf66-8f6e-52dd-a673-3ae1c1c1ac1d.html