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LAUSD board approves up to 657 layoffs

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EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
657
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~1.1%
EFFECTIVE DATE
Feb 18, 2026
657 OF 60,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Los Angeles, California.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

The Los Angeles Unified School District board voted in February 2026 to approve up to 657 layoffs, with notices due by 15 March, as it worked through a budget shortfall. Coverage described the same vote variously as 657 positions and as "hundreds" of layoffs. Larger rounds later in the year are recorded separately.

LAUSD cut 657 jobs in CA as of February 18, 2026.

That is roughly 1.1% of the 60,000 people LAUSD employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 8 layoff events at LAUSD since February 2026, with 8 additional events known from news reporting.

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Consumer Discretionary · 60,000 employees
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CREATED FEB 18, 2026LAST UPDATED SEP 3, 2026