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Subsidized housing for teachers in California is easier proposed than done

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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Subsidized housing for teachers in California is easier proposed than done

There's already a teacher shortage in the state, and the high cost of housing in many of our cities does not make it any easier to bring in potential educators.

One solution is to let school districts be the landlord and to provide subsidized housing for employees. A new law clears the way for this, but success is mixed thus far.

Reporter Ben Christopher wrote about this for Cal Matters and spoke to A Martinez. 

Click on the blue bar above to listen to the entire interview.