Building a Better Bay Area: Keeping teachers in the Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Part of building a better bay area is building better schools. But it's tough to make education better when we have a teacher crisis.

Our educators can't afford to live in the communities where they teach, they leave their classrooms for higher paying jobs. And those who stay are being stretched thinner every day.

ABC7 took a weeklong look at what's happening in schools throughout the Bay Area. We're searching for solutions to keep good teachers; for our communities and our kids.

ABC7 COVERAGE ON TEACHER CRISIS:

• Teachers living with parents to keep jobs
• State mandates, high cost of living put pressure on Bay Area school districts
• Bay Area teachers getting help with housing, down payments
• San Mateo County school district to build housing just for teachers to keep them in the Bay Area
• Bay Area teachers working second jobs to make ends meet
• Teachers seeking solutions to San Francisco's affordable housing crisis
• Schools struggle to keep teachers in competitive market
• San Mateo County schools resort to extreme measures amid teacher shortage

Take a look at all of ABC7's Building a Better Bay Area stories and videos.

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