May 16, 2024 - ABC News - US school districts brace for massive teacher layoffs
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Next tonight, as we reach the end of the school year, school districts are bracing for a massive round of teacher layoffs.
Schools have already been dealing with declining enrollment and inflation, but now federal funding passed during the pandemic is set to expire. Here's ABC's Morgan Norwood.
Tonight, school districts from coast to coast (are) bracing for possible teacher layoffs. Tensions (are) running high in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with dozens rallying against the school board's decision to cut teachers.
"Say, when will we know if this is going to happen and do it directly and clearly so I can go to sleep tonight?"
In Hamburg, New York, district leaders approved a budget that includes layoffs for 20 employees, including 13 teachers.
"The last thing in the world we want to do is lay off a single teacher, a single mechanic, or custodian or teacher aide. We need to make sure that our revenues, our enrollment, our staffing are all in balance. This budget does that."
And in Los Angeles, America's second-largest school district, mounting concern for what budget cuts could mean for the city's teachers and students. "It's unfortunate and disappointing.".
A critical factor in some of these budget battles: $190 billion in federal pandemic relief funding approved in 2020 and 2021 that some districts used to bolster their staff. Now, set up to dry this September.
The federal funding is coming to an end this fall. Another reason is increasing inflation costs and costs of things like health care and education, and another reason is declining student enrollments in our K-12 public school systems. So, this kind of combination of factors has really created the perfect storm.
And Rachel, experts say students in lower-income districts could feel the brunt of these layoffs. But look, this fight is far from over.
The National Education Association, the country's largest labor union, is demanding that federal, state, and local leaders come up with a solution that serves both educators and their students. Rachel.
A lot of concern over this. Morgan, thank you.
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Next tonight, as we reached the end of the school year, school dishes are embrassing a massive around of teacher layoffs.
- Next tonight, as we reach the end of the school year, school districts are bracing for a massive round of teacher layoffs.
Schools of art Benjamin declining romance and inflation, now federal's founding pass through the pendenmic is set to expire. Here's ABC's Morgan Northernwood.
- Schools have already been dealing with declining enrollment and inflation, but now federal funding passed during the pandemic is set to expire. Here's ABC's Morgan Norwood.
Tonight, school districts from coast to coast bracing for possible teacher layoffs. Changing running high in our Michigan, dozens running to against school boards' decision to cut teachers.
- Tonight, school districts from coast to coast bracing for possible teacher layoffs. Tensions running high in Ann Arbor, Michigan, dozens rallying against the school board's decision to cut teachers.
Say, when will we know if this is going to happen and do it directly and clearly, so I can go to sleep tonight.
In Hamburg, New York, district leaders approving a budget that includes layoffs for 20 employees, including 13 teachers.
The last thing that we want to do is layoff a single teacher, a single mean. It's a mechanical causedodi teacher raid. We need to make sure our revenue, our enrollment, and our staffing are all in balance. This budget does that.
- The last thing in the world we want to do is lay off a single teacher, a single mechanic, or custodian or teacher aide. We need to make sure that our revenues, our enrollment, our staffing are all in balance. This budget does that.
In the Los Angeles, American second largest school district mounting concern for what budget cuts could mean for this city's teachers and students. "It's unfortunate and disappointing.".
- And in Los Angeles, America's second-largest school district, mounting concern for what budget cuts could mean for the city's teachers and students. "It's unfortunate and disappointing.".
A critical factor in some of these budget pedals: $190 billion the federal pandemically funding approved in 2020-2021 that some districts used to booster their staff. Now start to dry up in September.
- A critical factor in some of these budget battles: $190 billion in federal pandemic relief funding approved in 2020 and 2021 that some districts used to booster their staff. Now set up to dry this September.
The federal funding is coming to the end this fall. Another reason is increasing inflation costs, costs things like health care and education. And another reason is declining student enrollments in our K12 public school systems. So this kind of combinations of factors has really created the perfect storm.
- The federal funding is coming to an end this fall. Another reason is increasing inflation costs, and costs of things like health care and education. And another reason is declining student enrollments in our K-12 public school systems. So, this kind of combination of factors has really created the perfect storm.
And Rachel, experts say students in low-income districts could fill the brunt of these layoffs, but look this fight is far from over.
- And Rachel, experts say students in lower-income districts could feel the brunt of these layoffs, but look, this fight is far from over.
The National Education Association - the country's largest labor union, is demanding that federal, state, and local leaders come up with a solution that serves both educators and their students. Rachel.
A lot of concern over this. Morgan, thank you.
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brace n. 支架（心脏、颈部等）； 一对东西（通常是猎杀的鸟或动物）；花括号 v. 加固、支持（= support）；准备好（应对困难或不快）（brace for = prepare for）
bracket 方括号
brace 花括号
parentheses 圆括号
custodian n. 保管员
bolster n. 靠枕；重型凿子（用于切割砖块） v. 支持或加强
booster n. 助力；（医药）免疫加强针；火箭助推器；信号放大器
表“支持”、“支撑”、“加强”
strengthen v. 加强
support v. 支持；支撑；支持（计算机兼容性）；证实；忍受 n. 支撑物；物质帮助
reinforce v. 加强或支持（尤指用额外的材料）
bolster v. 支持或加强 n. 靠枕；重型凿子（用于切割砖块）
brace v. 支持、加固；准备好（应对困难或不快） n. 花括号；支架（心脏、颈部等）；一对东西（通常是猎杀的鸟或动物）
prop v. 支撑 n. 支柱；便携物品（在电影或剧中使用的，除家具和服装外的）；飞机螺旋桨
brunt n. 最差的部分；主要影响