Report – educators struggle to make rent

Educators are struggling more than ever to keep a roof over their heads. A survey from the National Education Association has found that 16% of educators – up from 12% before the pandemic – have trouble paying their rent or mortgage.

The lingering pandemic, soaring inflation and mortgage rates have all contributed to US educators’ already challenging working conditions. Monthly rent has doubled in the past decade, rising from around $700 a month in 2012 to $1,300 in 2022. Some school systems have been forced to act as both employer and landlord just to keep staff, while others have enlisted the help of private individuals to bridge the housing gap for educators.

In Silicon Valley, residents have answered their local school district’s call by offering up empty rooms in their homes for rent, CNN reported.