Article by Anna Merod, K-12 Dive

As housing costs rise more than twice as fast as teacher salaries, the need for affordable housing solutions for teachers has become more acute. Programs designed to provide such solutions for school staff are becoming more commonplace in districts across the nation in states like Arkansas, California, and Colorado..

Every district-operated housing development, to some degree, uses rental income to cover any mortgage and other ongoing costs, said Sara Hinkley, California program manager at the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Cities and Schools. The center tracks and analyzes the impact on teacher turnover from education workforce housing programs in the state.