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.
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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.
RELATED STORIES & VIDEOS:
- Bay Area schools facing teacher crisis as LA teachers go on strike
- Oakland High School teachers participate in one-day, unsanctioned strike
- Football helping Bay Area teachers afford homes
- Anger at community meeting over teacher housing idea in San Jose's Almaden Valley
- Family earning up to $138K qualifies for affordable housing in San Francisco
- Alameda teachers demand better pay, salaries among lowest in county
- Lower salaries and higher rent makes hiring teachers in Oakland tough
- Arizona teacher who posted annual salary online speaks out
- Report: Six-figure salaries considered low income in some Bay Area counties
- Affordability may prevent San Francisco from recruiting top teachers
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