Midcoast Maine looks at ways to provide housing for new teachers

The apartments at Camden's Elm Street School would be available for two years while teachers look for permanent housing. Maria Libby is the superintendent for Maine School Administrative District 28 and the Five Town Community School District, serving students from pre-K to 12th-grade graduation for the communities of Appleton, Camden, Hope, Lincolnville, and Rockport. Libby said the districts, which together employ about 150 teachers, are working on a creative solution to help meet the needs of current and potential educators by becoming landlords, hoping the change could help lure candidates...