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Union presentation: RCTA survey shows housing costs strain teachers; association urges pay changes
Summary
Redwood City Teachers Association presented survey data showing 61% of respondents spend 30% or more of salary on housing and 87% cannot build emergency savings; the union asked the district to adopt salary schedules that enable teachers to live where they work and remain in the district.
A representative of the Redwood City Teachers Association presented survey findings to the board on April 22 that union leaders said demonstrate the effect of local housing costs on teacher retention and financial stability.
Brent of RCTA summarized results from a teacher survey: "This means that…
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