The Economic Policy Institute has long documented the expanding pay penalty faced by teachers in the K-12 system thanks to decades of underinvestment in public education. But teachers are not the only ones who have been undervalued: Many other school staff--who are essential for providing high-quality, safe, and nurturing learning environments--face considerable financial challenges as a result of their decision to serve in public schools. This report outlines the working conditions of K-12 school support staff across the country. In addition to low wages, support staff often do not work for school districts over the summer months--which translates to a potential loss of 10 or 11 weeks of paid employment. The precarity of these workers is compounded by policies (in all but two states) which make school support staff ineligible to collect unemployment insurance (UI) during the summer. This report discusses the historical reasons for this exclusion and emphasizes that state policies could and should change to help support school staff in the summer.