<story><title>US schools lay off hundreds of thousands</title><url>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-teachers-insig/u-s-schools-lay-off-hundreds-of-thousands-setting-up-lasting-harm-to-kids-idUSKBN23B39R</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>viburnum</author><text>You know who’s not laying off anyone? The military. Local funding of schools is ridiculous. Education benefits the whole nation. Educational investments shouldn’t be dictated by transient economic conditions.</text></comment>
<story><title>US schools lay off hundreds of thousands</title><url>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-teachers-insig/u-s-schools-lay-off-hundreds-of-thousands-setting-up-lasting-harm-to-kids-idUSKBN23B39R</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>avsteele</author><text>Title: about teachers. Anecdotes: about teachers.&lt;p&gt;Buried in the article:
&lt;i&gt;Susanna Loeb, a professor of education at Brown University, said she believes most of the 469,000 laid off in April were non-teacher personnel, as districts tend to fire teachers last&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;If schools aren&amp;#x27;t open, a lot of janitorial, cafeteria worker, etc... are probably being laid off.</text></comment>