What are education layoffs?

These are mass layoff and plant closure notices filed under the federal WARN Act by employers in the education sector. The WARN Act requires employers with 100+ employees to give 60 days' advance notice.

How many education layoffs have there been?

WARN Firehose has tracked 1,265 education sector WARN notices across all US states.

Which states have the most education layoffs?

The states with the most education layoffs are: California, New Jersey, Texas.

What companies in education have filed the most WARN notices?

The top companies filing education WARN notices include: Durham School Services, Heights University Hospital, Oregon - Remote Employees.

Are education layoffs increasing or decreasing?

Education layoffs appear to be decreasing. There have been 76 notices in 2026 so far, compared to 244 in all of 2025.

Education Layoffs

Name: Education WARN Act Layoff Notices
Creator: WARN Firehose
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

WARN Act mass layoff and plant closure notices in the education sector across all US states, updated daily.

Notices (2026)

8,271

Workers Affected

Einstein Charter Schools

Biggest Filing

Santa Barbara

Most Affected City

Top States for Education Layoffs

Top states by notices
State	Notices
California	54
New Jersey	4
Texas	3
Tennessee	2
Massachusetts	2
Illinois	2
Oregon	2
Virginia	1
Florida	1
Indiana	1
Louisiana	1
Nevada	1
South Dakota	1
Georgia	1

Latest Education WARN Notices

WARN Act layoff notices
Company	Location	Employees	Notice Date	Type
Alliance (College-Ready Public Schools)	Los Angeles, CA	5	2026-05-19
Alliance (College-Ready Middle)	Los Angeles, CA	2	2026-05-19
Alliance (Collins Family College)	Los Angeles, CA	2	2026-05-19
Parkhurst Dining, LLC402 East College StreetBridgewater, VA 22812	Bridgewater, VA	65	2026-05-18	Closure
Compass Group USA, Inc. (d/b/a Chartwell's Higher Education (Texas Southern Univ.)	Houston, TX	88	2026-05-14
Durham School Services	San Bernardino, CA	51	2026-05-13
Boys &Girls Club of the La Harbor - Harbor City Elementary School	Los Angeles, CA	10	2026-05-13
Boys & Girls Club of the LA Harbor - Fleming Middle School	Los Angeles, CA	7	2026-05-13
Boys & Girls Club of the LA Harbor - Harbor Teacher Prep Academy	Los Angeles, CA	7	2026-05-13
Boys & Girls Club of the LA Harbor - Dana Middle School	Los Angeles, CA	3	2026-05-13
Boys & Girls Club of LA Harbor - Harry Bridges Span School	Los Angeles, CA	3	2026-05-13
Boys & Girls Club at the LA Harbor - Narbonne High School	Los Angeles, CA	2	2026-05-13
Alain LeRoyLocke College Preparatory Academy (Green Dot Public Schools)	Los Angeles, CA	113	2026-05-07
Fayette County Public Schools	Rossville, TN	75	2026-05-04
Sodexo (SDH Services East, LLC) Fort Worth Independent School District	Fort Worth, TX	291	2026-04-30
Brite Horizons Nonpublic School (Abrite)	Watsonville, CA	59	2026-04-30
The Primary School (2086 Clarke Ave)	Menlo Park, CA	100	2026-04-28
California Academy of Sciences	San Francisco, CA	53	2026-04-28
The Primary School (750 Fargo Ave)	Oakland, CA	25	2026-04-28
The Primary School (1765 East Bayshore Rd. Ste. 111)	Menlo Park, CA	22	2026-04-28