Education Layoffs
Comprehensive tracking of workforce reductions across the Education industry.
Total Jobs Cut
Companies Affected
AI-Cited Layoffs
AI-Related Cuts
Companies
Byju's
India · Mar 2024
EdTech crisis; funding dried up; unable to pay employees
Byju's
India · Jun 2024
Massive layoffs amid insolvency crisis; total 10,000+ employees cut since 2022; NCLT proceedings
USC
United States · Nov 2025
Fiscal crisis and university restructuring
Unacademy
India · Jun 2024
Continued edtech restructuring; 900 employees laid off as part of ongoing cost rationalization
Chegg
AIUnited States · Jun 2025
ChatGPT disrupting homework help business model
Byju's
India · Apr 2025
Insolvency proceedings under NCLT; sales and marketing departments hit; BCCI insolvency plea over Rs 158.9 Cr sponsorship debt
Duolingo
AIUnited States · Oct 2025
AI replacing contract translators and content creators
Duolingo
AIUnited States · Oct 2024
AI replacing contract translators and content creators
Chegg
AIUnited States · Jun 2024
ChatGPT disrupting homework help business model
upGrad
India · Sep 2024
Edtech cost rationalization; online higher education platform trimming workforce amid slowing growth
CMSD
United States · Apr 2026
Protests disrupted a meeting
Unacademy
India · Apr 2025
Latest wave of edtech cost-cutting; joining 1,000+ workers already let go in earlier rounds
Eugene 4J
United States · May 2026
budget gap
MPS
United States · Apr 2026
non-classroom layoffs
PhysicsWallah
India · Oct 2025
Performance review-driven layoffs at edtech unicorn; cost-cutting before November 2025 IPO at $5.2B valuation
Cuemath
India · May 2025
Edtech consolidation; math tutoring platform downsizing amid broader edtech funding crunch
Vedantu
India · Apr 2025
Continued edtech cost-cutting; part of 624 total employees let go across multiple rounds since 2022
Paterson School District
United States · May 2026
Budget cuts
Oakland City University
United States · May 2026
Temporary suspension of undergraduate programs
Paterson Teachers
United States · May 2026
Projected layoffs
OCU
United States · May 2026
Cuts undergraduate programs
Duolingo
AIUnited States · Jan 2024
Shifting to generative AI for content creation tasks
Multiverse
United Kingdom · Jan 2026
Widening losses and restructuring
University of Maryland
United States · Jun 2026
Budget concerns
Teachmint
India · Apr 2025
Edtech funding crunch; teacher platform downsizing as schools return to in-person learning
Fresno Unified
United States · May 2026
Proposed layoffs for the 2026-27 school year
Multiverse
United Kingdom · Jan 2026
EdTech company cuts amid widening losses
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