Cupertino housing project is part of a growing trend as expensive Bay Area cities want teachers to live near their schools

Cupertino housing project is part of a growing trend as expensive Bay Area cities want teachers to live near their schools

When the time came for Gabriela Flores to apply for a new teaching job in the Bay Area, the Scotts Valley resident had her heart set on one place: Cupertino. The city is not only home to Apple headquarters, but also boasts some of the best schools and students in the state. Flores said she felt drawn to the neighborhood, and soon landed a job teaching seventh grade Social Studies and Language Arts at Hyde Middle School on Bollinger Road. Related…

Santa Barbara Unified School District Moving Forward with Housing For Teachers

The Santa Barbara Unified School District is looking to build homes for teachers and staff at two separates sites on the South Coast. The district plans to partner with developer Red Tail Acquisition to build 106 units at what is known as the Tatum property near San Marcos Growers. A separate project calls for building 30 units at the former Parma school site near Trader Joe’s on the Eastside. “Reducing the cost of housing is one of the most eff…