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Homes could be a lure for teachers: Hertford hopes to boost retention.
Byline: Lynn Bonner
Aug. 22--Money, in the form of pay raises, salary supplements or signing bonuses, has been the customary enticement state and county governments have used to attract teachers and keep them in the profession. But that hasn't been enough in places such as Hertford County, a poor, rural northeastern county where turnover among teachers remains high and recruiting is hard. So officials there want to offer teachers a place to live. The county hopes that 24 new, low-cost apartments will lure recruits. The state legislature passed a law this year opening the way for Hertford County school land to be used for teacher housing. It is one of two struggling school districts that were allowed to take a more a direct role in providing housing. Neighboring Bertie County is the other.…
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