The H.O.P.E. program announced Wednesday is designed to give teachers in the Poway Unified and San Diego Unified districts a better chance to become homeowners.

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,

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.