Thousands of teachers in California are losing their jobs due to the state’s budget cuts going into the 2025-26 school year, according to the California Teachers Association (CTA), which represents 300,000 school employees.
Why It Matters
Companies across several industries have been announcing mass layoffs due to shifting consumer demand and inflation.
However, schools are experiencing layoffs due to limited budgets, overstaffing and declining enrollment . Many federal coronavirus relief funds were also used to increase school budgets, but those funds are now drying up five years later.
What To Know
The majority of the 2,300 school employees being let go are credentialed school staff, which included teachers, school nurses and librarians, according to the CTA.
Notices of impending layoffs are sent by March 15 each year for that respective school year, according to state law…