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Layoffs Tracker

# Higher Ground Education Layoffs 2025: Timeline & Numbers

Latest announcement (Jun 1, 2025): Higher Ground Education, parent of the Guidepost Montessori chain, filed for bankruptcy in 2025 and shut about 60 of its roughly 150 schools after heavy losses. Locations named: CO, United States; Portland, OR, United States. The tracker lists 1 announcement for Higher Ground Education since 2025. Our coverage: [What Happened to Guidepost Montessori Teachers After the 440 Million Dollar Collapse](/blog/guidepost-montessori-teachers-collapse)

Last updated Oct 2, 2026

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_From our coverage, Jun 1, 2025: [What Happened to Guidepost Montessori Teachers After the 440 Million Dollar Collapse](/blog/guidepost-montessori-teachers-collapse)_

Higher Ground Education at a glance

**Announcements tracked**
: 1

**Jobs affected (reported)**
: Not stated

**Layoffs**
: 0

**Store closures**
: 1

**Return-to-office mandates**
: 0

Latest announcement Jun 1, 2025

## 2025

1 announcement

1. Jun 1Jun 1Store closureCO, United States · Portland, OR, United States ### Closes 60 stores Higher Ground Education, parent of the Guidepost Montessori chain, filed for bankruptcy in 2025 and shut about 60 of its roughly 150 schools after heavy losses. - Our coverage:[What Happened to Guidepost Montessori Teachers After the 440 Million Dollar Collapse](/blog/guidepost-montessori-teachers-collapse)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/guidepost-montessori-teachers-collapse-hero.jpg)

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