{"id":184538,"date":"2026-02-19T12:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/184538\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:46:26","slug":"san-francisco-students-return-to-school-after-teachers-strike-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/184538\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco students return to school after teacher&#8217;s strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Brief<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nearly 50,000 students are set to return to classrooms across San Francisco on Wednesday after a weeklong teachers&#8217; strike shuttered schools throughout the district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Under the tentative agreement, teachers would receive a 5% raise over two years, while paraeducators would receive an 8.5% increase<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Beginning in January next year, all 6,500 union members and their families would have 100% of their health care costs covered by the district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SAN FRANCISCO &#8211; Nearly 50,000 students are set to return to classrooms across San Francisco on Wednesday after a weeklong teachers&#8217; strike shuttered schools throughout the district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Classes and regular school schedules were expected to resume as normal following the strike, which ran Monday through Friday last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More than 6,000 educators walked picket lines before reaching a tentative agreement with the San Francisco Unified School District on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Students were already scheduled to be off Monday for Presidents&#8217; Day and for the Lunar New Year on Tuesday, meaning many had been out of school for seven days. District officials said they were focused on ensuring a smooth transition back to campus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Supt. Maria Su was expected to welcome students back at Visitation Valley Elementary School.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Under the tentative agreement, teachers would receive a 5% raise over two years, while paraeducators would receive an 8.5% increase. Beginning in January next year, all 6,500 union members and their families would have 100% of their health care costs covered by the district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The agreement is not yet final. With the district still under state oversight, state officials could veto portions of the deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The district also faces a $100 million budget shortfall and an ongoing structural deficit. Leaders have said difficult decisions lie ahead, potentially including layoffs or school closures. 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