School is out for a third day Wednesday for almost 50,000 students in San Francisco as negotiations continue in the ongoing teachers strike. San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Superintendent Dr. Maria Su in a news briefing Wednesday morning said no deal had been reached. “We need to work together,” Su said. “We need to act with urgency to get this done.” Su, who also mentioned the district’s offer is “generous,” said the union and the district are scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday to resume negotiations. When asked when schools would reopen, Su urged the union to continue bargaining to “hammer out a deal.” “I absolutely want to open schools. I need our kids in the classroom where they belong,” Su said. “I cannot reopen schools unless we have staff in the schools so that it can be safe for students. On Tuesday, Su spoke in more detail about the $400 million that teachers claim are sitting in reserves for the district. San Francisco Feb 10 SFUSD schools to remain closed as teachers strike poised to enter third day San Francisco Feb 10 SF Parents Coalition board member examines strike impact on students Teachers said that money should be used on needs now, while the district said that money isn’t an option. “We did really hard work to get us back on fiscal stability. We can’t go backwards. We can’t go backwards. We need to stay the course,” Su said at a press conference Tuesday. Su said the district made painful cuts, reducing more than $100 million from the district’s budget last year to get it on more stable ground. SFUSD said $429 million dollars are not in “reserves”; rather, that money is a fund balance—one-time money at the end of the district’s projected balance. Those funds, SFUSD said, are being budgeted to create fiscal stabilization to get the district out of state oversight. Redirecting the funds to ongoing expenses—like salaries—would result in worse outcomes, SFUSD said. United Educators of San Francisco, the union representing 6,000 educators on strike, showed out in full force for a second day Tuesday. They said the district has moved on sanctuary schools, housing protections, limits on artificial intelligence and contracting out services after months of saying it could not. ...read more read less