Overview
- United Educators of San Francisco can now set a strike date after the report’s release, with Monday as the earliest possible start; union leaders plan a Thursday briefing and say they are ready to resume talks.
- The fact-finders recommended 3% raises this year and next plus a short‑term approach to fund family health coverage, while turning down proposals on class-size limits, AI rules and special education workload overhauls.
- The San Francisco Board of Education approved emergency authority for Superintendent Maria Su in a 4–3 vote, allowing staffing of sites or closing schools that cannot operate safely during a walkout.
- SFUSD says its offer totals a 6% raise over three years with fully paid family benefits for the contract term, though ongoing funding is not guaranteed; union officials say they have not received that proposal in writing and continue to seek higher raises and permanent family coverage.
- The district estimates closures could cost $7 million to $10 million per day as it faces ongoing deficits, and a strike would be the city’s first teacher walkout since 1979.