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San Francisco public school teachers and their union celebrated Friday after negotiating a tentative agreement for a new contract with higher pay and fully funded family healthcare, ending a four-day walkout that was the city’s first educator strike in nearly half a century.

United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) said its bargaining team reached a two-year tentative deal with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) at around 5:30 am local time Friday. The 120 public schools that were closed due to the walkout by around 6,000 teachers are set to reopen for classes next Wednesday.

“This historic strike built an unbreakable solidarity across our city, among families, students, educators, and community,” UESF said in a statement. “This strike has made it clear what is possible when we join together and fight for the stability in our schools that many have said was out of our reach.”

No Concessions. The people united will never be divided. Breaking: San Francisco teachers end 4-day strike with predawn deal https://t.co/KA489pxzvM via @MLNow— Jerque Cousteau (@neo_antiquarian) February 13, 2026

No Concessions. The people united will never be divided. Breaking: San Francisco teachers end 4-day strike with predawn deal https://t.co/KA489pxzvM via @MLNow

The tentative agreement, which follows........

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