
Silicon Valley schools eye teacher housing
In high-priced Silicon Valley, San Jose Unified School District is considering turning underused schools into teacher housing. But, especially in the upper-middle-class parts of the district, residents think teacher housing will lower their property values, reports Marisa Kendall in the San Jose Mercury News. San Jose Unified says it’s fighting to find and retain workers as rising housing costs outpace income. Teachers are commuting up to four hours a day to and from the city