US News and World Report – California Mulls Eliminating Income Tax for Teachers
US News and World Report notes: “For veteran teachers, the proposal would be equivalent to a 4 to 6 percent salary increase annually.”
LA School Report – No state taxes for California teachers for a decade. Unique bill seeks to pinch off the poachers.
LA School Report writes on the Invest in Teachers Act: “The bill could save a teacher making about $60,000 a total of about $2,500 in state taxes a year.”
Press Release – EdVoice Urges Support for “Invest in Teachers” Act
EdVoice today announced sponsorship of the Invest in Teachers Act, also known as Senate Bill 807, the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017.
East Bay Times – Oakland: About 70 percent of new teachers leave the district in five years, report says
East Bay Times discusses a new report on teacher retention in Oakland, which found that 71.5 percent of Oakland Unified School District teachers left, quit or were let go within five years of joining the school district.
CALmatters – To attract teachers, pricey school districts are becoming their landlords
CALmatters reports on an increasingly popular solution to address California’s teacher shortage: school districts are buying housing and leasing it affordably to teachers.
SF Chronicle- SF educators still waiting for promised teacher housing
The Sf Chrionicle outlines the delays in approving and commencing construction on affordable teacher housing, despite changes in policy that allow for such an accomplishment to move forward. No SF teachers are feeling the effects more than ever.
