The looming walkout scheduled for Monday, February 9, 2026, serves as a high-stakes collision between the Structural Deficit of the San Francisco Unified School District and the financial mandates of the United Educators of San Francisco (UESF). As the city faces its first teacher strike in 47 years, the conflict reveals a chasm between the institutional “insurance” needs of the union and the educational survival of the city’s inner-city residents.

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