Schools across U.S. announce teacher layoffs

We never layoff politicians.

Layoffs when there are already not enough teachers… makes zero sense.

We have money for wars but no money for the teachers or children

Because the U.S. values every single thing else except children and their education 😢

There is not a shortage of teachers. Just a shortage of people who refuse to be abused by students, parents, and administrators.

Richest country in the world, can’t pay their teachers…. There is nothing to say….

Substitute teachers with college degrees in Florida get paid $15 an hour. The same as people at gas stations who dont have college degrees.

Former teacher here. I’ve been saying this for a decade but the time has never been better than right now. Every teacher nationwide needs to strike immediately and refuse to return to class until the following demands are met. 1) Pay reflects real hours worked as well as education enforced by a federal law. Currently most teachers make far below minimum wage when salaries are divided by hours worked. 2) The right for teachers to strike becomes protected at the federal level. Currently it’s illegal for teachers to strike in many states. 3) Assaulting a teacher becomes a federal crime. Attacks by students, especially teens, and by parents is the number one reason teachers are leaving the profession. Not just out of fear but out of receiving disabling injuries. 4) Principals and superintendents must work at least 40 hours each school year as a substitute outside their own district. Currently most principals and superintendents have no idea what actually is going on in classrooms. Teachers, you cannot outwork a broken system. You are in an abusive relationship with your job. If they refuse to stop abusing you, then you have to leave. And they will not stop until you force them to. This is the most powerful voting year in decades. If schools can’t open next school year then the candidates other issues will fall to the side, and they can’t have that. Use your opportunity and power. Or do nothing and go back to your abuser and get what you deserve, because no matter how bad it is for you it’s 10 times worse for your students.

Closed schools = larger classroom sizes, more behaviors, less teaching, more babysitting smh

The rich get rich and the poor get poorer. You can bet the schools in upscale communities aren't going to be affected.

All the money goes to those useless “administrators” and their outrageous salary increases.

Layoff the politicians not the teachers.

Politicians don’t care all their kids go to private school

If there's money to go to Ukraine and Israel, then there's money for schools.

When property taxes are at an all time high with more revenue and we couldn’t pay teachers? Who is EMBEZZLING all the tax dollars!?

Well, if you're laying off people in the schools, then my property taxes should be cut ✂️ 🙄

We treat our teachers poorly on every level!!

I suspect most school districts could save money by cutting their number of administrators.

Seriously? Teachers are the last profession that need layoffs, this country truly doesn’t give a damn about education

One of my son's teachers declared that he's done; it's the students and parents causing him heartache. He proclaimed he'd prefer a career at Walmart or Target!