Layoffs are coming in districts that added positions w/ onetime pandemic-era federal aid as enrollments ⬇️ and labor/healthcare costs ⬆️. This may temporarily relieve localized shortages, but not in the long run. A shrinking industry with seniority-based layoffs is not a magnet.
Annenberg Institute@matthewakraft.com, Professor of Education and Economics and Annenberg affiliate, said that student achievement suffers as a result of teacher losses, particularly for students of color and those from low-income backgrounds. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...