Housing affordability for teachers and middle-income earners is garnering attention across the nation in an era when housing prices and interest rates continue to rise, along with a growing number of teachers choosing to leave the profession. A recently-released report from the Keystone Policy Center titled Homeownership for Colorado Teachers: Affording the American Dream, found that less than 20 percent of homes in Colorado are valued at a price that is affordable for teachers earning an average salary. Researchers in California have also collaborated to release an in-depth report on education workforce housing and how to produce more housing by leveraging underutilized schools lands.

On September 8, Keystone will host a webinar featuring both researchers and practitioners discussing the alarming problem of housing affordability for teachers nationwide and what policymakers can do to address the problem. The event is the latest in Keystone’s Key Conversations series and feature the following education experts.

Webinar: Housing Affordability for Teachers
Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022
Time: 1:00 pm MDT
Registration: Click button below

Catch up on some of the news stories about Keystone’s teacher affordability report. Embedded below is a story from CBS Colorado.

KGNU Community Radio also produced a story about the report featuring an interview with Van Schoales, senior policy director at Keystone who led the research team for the report.

Other articles about the report include:

“At a crisis point”: Homes are out of reach for many Colorado teachers. What does that mean for schools? – The Colorado Sun

Colorado teacher salaries went up, but housing prices went up even more – Chalkbeat

Colorado teachers can afford just 1 in 5 homes in the state – Colorado Public Radio

Colorado Futures Center and Keystone Policy Center report: Low share of affordable housing for Colorado teachers – Colorado State University