California is moving toward giving teaching credentials to Community College graduates of special programs—like the State of Washington is already doing. Pay in based on unions demands, not quality of work. Now the State of California and local districts have decided to literally OWN the teacher by providing special housing for them. This will force them to stay in their jobs or be homeless.
Question if the teachers living in school district housing go on strike, are they evicted? That is a joke of course. After a strike the teachers get back pay for NOT working. The child and the taxpayers are always rge losers.
| “As the state’s cost of living continues to rise and its schools struggle to retain staff, California’s schools chief Tony Thurmond is launching an ambitious plan to address the state’s housing and teacher shortages — at the same time. |
| At a Tuesday press conference in Sacramento, the state’s superintendent of public instruction said he wants to develop 2.3 million housing units over roughly the next eight years, using land already owned by school districts, county offices of education and other local educational agencies. |
Are there 2.3 million teachers in California? This literally will segregate teachers from the rest of society—is that a good thing? With tens of billions of deficits for years to come, how do we pay for 2.3 million homes—which is more homes that 6 States, combined!
| Housing for CA teachers |
| CalMatters, 7/31/24 https://calmatters.bluelena.io/index.php?action=social&chash=fc192b0c0d270dbf41870a63a8c76c2f.1191&s=26574f911714e5421d30e03a7f2269f8 |
| As the state’s cost of living continues to rise and its schools struggle to retain staff, California’s schools chief Tony Thurmond is launching an ambitious plan to address the state’s housing and teacher shortages — at the same time. At a Tuesday press conference in Sacramento, the state’s superintendent of public instruction said he wants to develop 2.3 million housing units over roughly the next eight years, using land already owned by school districts, county offices of education and other local educational agencies. Thurmond, in a statement: “California’s housing crisis is undeniable, but it is not unsolvable. … The data shows that California’s schools have the land to make this happen. As school leaders, we can get this done for our communities and restore the California Dream.” Money for the housing projects could be secured through local bonds and state tax credits, he said. According to a 2021 report by UCLA and UC Berkeley, California is home to about 300,000 public school teachers. Local education agencies own about 75,000 acres of developable land (“about the size of five Manhattans”). Some school districts have already built housing for their workforce, including Santa Clara Unified and Los Angeles Unified, which also partnered with a nonprofit developer to build a 25-unit apartment complex for families of students who were homeless. Jefferson Union High School District, which includes five high schools and serves nearly 4,000 students, opened its first housing development in May 2022. The 122-unit project cost $75 million (paid in part by a local school bond approved by voters in 2018) and houses a quarter of the district’s non-management staff. Trustee Andrew Lie said the project has resulted in improved staff retention. Lie, at the press conference: “We can’t give our best to our students if our educators are struggling with housing insecurity. … We now can continue to build on our curriculum because our staff are sticking around. We can actually do the work that we need to do to close the educational gaps that we see in our district.” Thurmond is expected to hold a summit with a panel of housing experts to discuss more details about the plan on Aug. 14. |
Further government control over our education!