Some San Diego and Poway unified teachers could get more than $40,000 toward a down payment on their first home through a new program. Why it matters: While California teachers have the highest salaries in the country,

Home ownership could become a more realistic possibility for some Poway Unified teachers due to a new grant program that will give them $40,000 toward the down payment of their first home.

Amid continually increasing home prices in San Diego, a program was launched Wednesday intended to give some teachers in the San Diego Unified and Poway Unified school districts a chance to become homeowners.