The Milpitas Unified School District in Nothern California is asking families to rent out rooms in their homes to teachers facing sky-high housing costs. The median home price in the city is $1.3 million.
High housing costs in Milpitas, in Northern California, have made it difficult for educators to live near where they work. The median home price in Milpitas is $1.3 million, according to Realtor.com. Here, a house is under construction in Culver City, in Southern California, in 2020.High housing costs in Milpitas, in Northern California, have made it difficult for educators to live near where they work. The median home price in Milpitas is $1.3 million, according to Realtor.com.
Superintendent Cheryl Jordan said in a statement to NPR that the district had already gotten 55 responses to its request. It was proof that district staff members were"valued by our Milpitas community members, parents and caregivers," she said. Spokesperson Scott Forstner said the district had not yet heard from any employees who had secured a unit through the roughly week-old request to families.
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