{"id":196485,"date":"2026-02-27T13:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/196485\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:51:08","slug":"oakland-teachers-avert-strike-agree-to-2-year-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/196485\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland teachers avert strike, agree to 2-year contract"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

OAKLAND, Calif. – A teachers’ strike in Oakland was averted early Friday morning after the union representing educators in the district announced it reached a tentative agreement with school officials following an 18-hour bargaining session.<\/p>\n

The Oakland Education Association, which represents about 3,000 educators in the district, said on social media at about 3 a.m. that it had come to terms with the Oakland Unified School District on a two-year contract.<\/p>\n

According to the union, the tentative agreement includes a 13% wage increase for the highest-paid educators and an 11% wage increase for other educators. The deal also provides a $7 per-student book allowance for teacher librarians, salary enhancements for social workers and special education teachers, and smaller counselor-to-student ratios.<\/p>\n

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The agreement comes a day after district board members approved 400 job cuts for the next school year.<\/a> The reductions include positions such as school counselors, literacy tutors, custodians and some administrative and attendance assistants.<\/p>\n

The district is facing a $100 million budget deficit, raising concerns about insolvency and the possibility of another state takeover.<\/p>\n

Officials with the Oakland Unified School District did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the tentative agreement or how the district plans to pay for it.<\/p>\n

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