Jill Tucker

Oakland teacher Melanie Turner straightens up her apartment in Oakland on Wednesday. The nonprofit Rooted is working to get more teachers into the building at affordable rates. Noah Berger/For the S.F. Chronicle Oakland teacher Melanie Turner stands in he... See more

Phil Kim, president of the San Francisco Board of Education, reached out to his peers in the Bay Area to advocate for better education funding in California. Lea Suzuki/S.F. Chronicle Frustrated school officials across the Bay Area, many still reeling fro... See more

Members of the Oakland School Board during a meeting at La Escuelita Great Room in Oakland. Don Feria/For the S.F. Chronicle Oakland teachers and district officials reached a tentative contract agreement early Friday morning, averting an imminent strike. ... See more

Oakland Unified School District board members open public comment Wednesday on teacher layoffs. The board voted to eliminate more than 400 jobs next year to avoid insolvency. Don Feria/For the S.F. Chronicle The Oakland school district pulled up to a cros... See more

Teachers gather Thursday at a press conference where the union announced a strike beginning Monday. Jill Tucker San Francisco teachers notified district officials they would strike for the first time in decades after nearly a year of bargaining ended in a... See more