Jill Tucker

Jill Tucker, K-12 education reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle, provides background and history. Cassondra Curiel, president of United Educators of San Francisco, advocates for pay, benefits, and special education staffing. Maria Su, superintendent of SFUSD, explains district finances and bargaining stances. They discuss negotiations, fiscal constraints, staffing demands, and what a potential strike would mean for schools and families.

Jill Tucker, an education reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle who covers local schools and labor, talks about San Francisco’s first teachers strike since 1979. She describes tense picket-line scenes and who’s striking. She explains key demands like wage increases and fully paid family health care, and places the action in the broader wave of California labor activism.

Jill Tucker, a K-12 education reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, Noliwe Rooks, chair of Africana Studies at Brown University, and Michael J. Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, delve into the significant implications of budget cuts to the Department of Education. They discuss the historical context of these cuts, their impact on local schools, and the troubling future for civil rights oversight. The conversation also critiques the tension between federal and local control, emphasizing the need for a focus on educational equity and community-driven solutions.