San Francisco Unified School District teachers and students form a human banner spelling out “Strike” at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on Feb. 11, 2026. Nearly 6,000 educators in the San Francisco Unified School District are on strike for a third day, the city’s first teachers’ strike in almost 50 years, after contract talks have collapsed over wages, health benefits, and staffing, leaving all 120 district schools closed as negotiations continue. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images