Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Pineapple Report
  • Home
  • News
    • Statewide Associations
    • Labor Unions
    • Headlines
  • Rick on the Record
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
No Result
View All Result
Pineapple Report
Home Headlines

Survey: Even before recent spikes, most Palm Beach County teachers worried about housing costs

by Pineapple Report
March 7, 2023
in Headlines
0
Survey: Even before recent spikes, most Palm Beach County teachers worried about housing costs

A home for sale last year in West Palm Beach GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST

The Palm Beach Post | By Andrew Marra | March 7, 20232

Palm Beach County’s teachers were worried about being able to afford housing even before the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a nationwide housing crisis.

County school board members this week learned the results of a 2019 survey of more than 1,000 of the school district’s teachers.

About 80% of the respondents said they were somewhat or very concerned about their ability to afford to stay in their jobs because of the rising costs of housing, according to a presentation Wednesday by district and county officials.

More than 65% said they would like to own a home someday.

At the time, the median sale price of a home in the county was $355,000.

Today it’s about $545,000.

The average teacher salary for the district’s teachers was about $56,000 in September.

Programs can help with housing costs, but 75% weren’t aware of them

But as everyone now knows, huge increases in house prices and rents were on their way, thanks in large part to supply-chain problems and an influx of new residents from northern states prompted by the pandemic.

The survey, conducted in 2019 as part of a partnership between the district and the Housing Leadership Council of Palm Beach County, was summarized for board members this week as part of a presentation on the county’s efforts to provide affordable housing for middle-class workers.

One of county leaders’ aims: to make public school employees aware of some of the programs the county government offers, such as discounted apartments for middle-class workers, subsidy programs to help with home down payments and housing counseling.

 The 2019 survey found 75% of teachers were not familiar with most such programs.

Previous Post

Sarasota School District poised to suspend character education program

Next Post

Politics, not record, is behind DeSantis targeting Miami-Dade School Board member, some say

RECOMMENDED NEWS

Congress to take up ban on student menstrual history questions with Parental Bill of Rights

Congress to take up ban on student menstrual history questions with Parental Bill of Rights

19 hours ago
Florida House panel backs limited year-round schools plan

Florida House panel backs limited year-round schools plan

20 hours ago
What the Education Secretary Said School Leaders Should Prioritize Right Now

What the Education Secretary Said School Leaders Should Prioritize Right Now

17 hours ago
Florida rule would expand so-called ‘don’t say gay’ to 12th grade

Florida rule would expand so-called ‘don’t say gay’ to 12th grade

19 hours ago

K12 Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2020

  • About
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Statewide Associations
    • Labor Unions
    • Headlines
  • Rick on the Record
  • Contact
  • Subscribe

K12 Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2020