“It’s a stretch for teachers to find housing anywhere, but especially around the urban cities,” said one educator. “You’ve seen so many people leaving the profession a…
Districts are also acknowledging that teacher shortages and turnover are having the greatest disruption on disadvantaged students from poor communities, researchers said. “Addressing the housing affordability challenges that so many teachers face is an important step in both attracting and retaining teachers and improving outcomes for California’s students,” said Elizabeth Kneebone, the research director at Berkeley’s Terner Center.
The median teacher pay in San Francisco and the East Bay is about $86,000, and about $90,000 in the San Jose metro area, according to a recent study by online broker Redfin. But the Bay Area median home price now exceeds $1 million, and rents have returned to pre-pandemic levels. because it would replace a community garden. City leaders eventually granted initial approval to the Jefferson Union High School District for a 22-acre project that is expected to generate millions of dollars in lease payments to the district and provide affordable housing. School leaders plan to use the additional funds to raise teacher salaries.
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