Sacramento City Unified strikes new deal with teachers union after county blocked first try

Sacramento City Unified School District leaders have reached a new agreement with the Sacramento City Teachers Association, aiming to secure budget funding for the next two years. This new deal extends provisions from an earlier contract that the Sacramento County Office of Education had previously blocked. The district is now seeking the county office to reverse its decision by next week, and if unsuccessful, plans to escalate the matter to State Superintendent Tony Thurmond. The agreement includes temporarily shifting the funding source for retired teachers' health benefits from the general fund to a special reserve fund for the next three school years.