LA Schools To Layoff 3,000 Workers

So. Cal. Public Radio:  Los Angeles Unified’s education board approved a final budget yesterday for the next fiscal year that anticipates mass layoffs to the tune of 3,000 employees.  The cuts come as a result of the school district’s efforts to close gaps in its giant funding deficit.

Many of the cuts are non-teacher positions such as school clerical workers.  The budget has also been slashed for central administration, arts and adult education.  Yet, these massive cuts only satisfy part of the state requirement that each school district in California submit a three-year balanced budget.  The Los Angeles school district’s plan only covers the next fiscal year, a sign that we’ll be seeing further cuts and layoffs over the course of the next several years.