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Teacher Housing Crisis:

Have We Reached a Breaking Point?

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Where They Live:

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Average Distance from M-A

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The Money Question

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How the Crisis is Affecting Teachers:

comments from a Feb. 13 teacher town hall

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So I started taking up some odd jobs. I started working for my landlord. Next thing you know, I am fixing toilets and doing landscaping… I `{`drive for`}` Uber. I’ve `{`picked up my former students`}` not once but three times. In English, we call this low ethos for becoming a teacher — my students don’t need any convincing after that… Again, nothing shameful about it. But I am tired. I’ve come to understand that if your parents didn’t pay for your college education, if you didn’t get here 15 years ago, if you don’t have a spouse `{`with a lucrative career`}`, you’re out of luck as far as doing anything but renting.”][nectar_single_testimonial testimonial_style=”bold” color=”Accent-Color” quote=”We have lost several teachers over these last couple of years because of the cost of housing. They couldn’t afford it. They had permanent status in our school district. They left. They went to Colorado, Southern California, and to Texas. The current teachers who couldn’t be here today are commuting from Antioch, Discovery Bay, and Modesto every single day. They are getting rundown and eventually they are going to give up. These are extremely dedicated teachers—they’re missing out on time with their families
in order to service all of the students here.”][nectar_single_testimonial testimonial_style=”bold” color=”Accent-Color” quote=”I’ve noticed that the way we `{`teachers`}` are living is fundamentally different. We have changed our living styles. More people are living within the homes. Dining rooms aren’t dining rooms— they’re potential bedrooms. Living rooms aren’t living rooms—they’re potential bedrooms. The back of the garage with a bit of sheet rock is a potential bedroom too.”][nectar_single_testimonial testimonial_style=”bold” color=”Accent-Color” quote=”A few years ago, I was living in San Leandro. I had a roommate and, with my eldest daughter—we shared a room—commuted from San Leandro to Menlo Park. In the beginning, the commute wasn’t that bad—it was 35 minutes. So it was manageable; it was a far distance but doable. But year after year, the traffic increased so our commute got upwards of an hour and 15 minutes, and that was terrible for our family. I know my daughter had to eat on the run—I was no longer cooking breakfast for her in the morning. So in a day’s time, that was basically three hours on the road for us.”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]

The Data

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Organizations Leading the Charge:

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the fine print:

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* Data for this story is based on interviews with 80 Menlo-Atherton teachers.

** Rent and sale statistics based on San Mateo County Data via Zillow and MLS

*** Figure based on $64,800 starting salary for SUHSD teachers and accounting for typical state and federal taxes

 

This story was first published in The Mark.

Article by Nate Viotti

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