The pandemic fundamentally broke a multi-decade alliance and relationship of trust between teachers’ unions and parent voters. With declining enrollment, it won’t be reparable for more than 1-2 decades and I’m not sure anyone has fully processed what this means politically.
Coraline ❤️🥺@canwemoveyet
Feb 12
SFUSD teachers are still on strike. They’re asking families not to do the independent study worksheets. They’re also asking families to donate cash to them because they’re not getting paid while on strike. But please keep telling me this is all for the kids.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler
I'm surprised that some enterprising SF politician hasn't tried to be strongly anti-teacher strike. Seems like parents would welcome it.

Feb 12, 2026 · 4:44 PM UTC

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Replying to @adamkovac @kimmaicutler
The parents' groups that are anti-strike (or even equivocal about it) are relatively newer, smaller, and less politically connected than the teachers' union. So coming out as anti-strike would put a target on your back without earning you a lot of *organized* support.
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Replying to @adamkovac @kimmaicutler
Parents are about 15-20% of San Francisco voters. No one needs them to win elections. And anti-parent policies tend to be very popular with other groups.
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