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fujiyamasan

(504 posts)
4. This may be the only way to keep teachers in some districts
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 05:25 PM
Jul 17

Especially in HCOL areas like in SoCal, where teachers often can’t afford to live in the district or near the schools they teach in.

I didn’t watch the video. How is it funded? Is it property taxes?

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What a lovely and innovative idea! HeartsCanHope Jul 17 #1
I know. And I had never thought of it. CTyankee Jul 17 #2
Newark, NJ has that NJCher Jul 17 #3
This may be the only way to keep teachers in some districts fujiyamasan Jul 17 #4
My friends daughter n law Tree Lady Jul 17 #5
I don't know. I'll try to find out and get back to you. Or perhaps Google knows! CTyankee Jul 17 #8
Why not just pay them enough in the first place? MichMan Jul 17 #6
Might be cheaper to give them free rent than increase pay for their mortages/insurance/taxes ... Igel Jul 17 #7
Is the free rent taxable as income? MichMan Jul 17 #9
Probably... but my law degree is from Law & Order and they mostly covered rapes and murders. nt ihaveaquestion Jul 18 #10
My concern for this would be that the teachers would be beholden to the school district... ihaveaquestion Jul 18 #11
I see what you mean. It's a wise fear. But New Haven has consistently been a liberal leaning town. I know that can CTyankee Jul 18 #12
They shouldn't really... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 18 #15
There are lots of views and opinions that teachers have which they should be allowed to express. ihaveaquestion Jul 19 #19
Those are facts, not "views" n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 19 #20
Of course they are to you and me. But to the RW nutters they are "liberal lies" and must be suppressed. ihaveaquestion Jul 19 #24
Correct TnDem Jul 19 #25
Who owns the "rent free housing" they're living in? flvegan Jul 18 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 18 #16
I copy/pasted this from the web page CTyankee Jul 18 #17
Teachers can get some sweet deals on HUD homes TexasBushwhacker Jul 18 #14
Our city has low rent housing for teachers and farm workers. hunter Jul 18 #18
As long as the powers that be don't hold that over their heads to enforce conformity. OldBaldy1701E Jul 19 #21
Better idea indusurb Jul 19 #22
your salaries for US physicians are off (they are far higher than 100-120K USD per annum) Celerity Jul 19 #23
I'm talking starting salaries here, entry level doctor's salaries, indusurb Jul 19 #26
Sorry, but you are offering up ex post facto-revised, vague, receipt-free positings. Also, I fundamentally disagree that Celerity Jul 19 #28
Receipts indusurb Jul 19 #30
the first 2 links do not work for me, and the 3rd does not aid your case Celerity Jul 19 #32
Well I don't know what's going on with it, or your browser indusurb Jul 19 #33
I live in Sweden (I have tripartite citizenship, US via birth, grew up in the UK, and now live in Sweden, my father is Celerity Jul 19 #34
OK then indusurb Jul 19 #35
I agree with your sentiment of course senseandsensibility Jul 19 #38
Back in the 40s and 50s, unmarried teachers had little choice no_hypocrisy Jul 19 #27
Yes, teachers have always been grossly underpaid indusurb Jul 19 #31
This is the "company town" concept and it has not been kind to workers. David__77 Jul 19 #29
what else do you know about New Haven? CTyankee Jul 19 #37
Here's the NJ version NJCher Jul 19 #36
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