The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) has announced large-scale layoffs of teachers and staff members to cut $50 million a year from the budget and prevent state oversight of the district. The district is cutting 410 jobs, including 146 teachers and another 120 staff members, including 86 administrators. Cleveland students and their parents expressed their feelings at a work session for the board of education, many holding protest signs. The cuts are also impacting employees who assist in keeping students in school and preparing them for the future. Despite these cuts, the school board approved the large-sized layoffs. The head of the Cleveland Teachers Union has warned that the fight to save at least some of the jobs is not over.