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babylonsister

(172,365 posts) Fri Sep 19, 2025, 08:33 AM Sep 19

Oklahoma schools bring in teachers from Mexico to address educator shortages [View all]

Really? Lock 'em up unless they're useful? Make this make sense.

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2025/09/17/oklahoma-teacher-shortage

Oklahoma schools bring in teachers from Mexico to address educator shortages
06:30
September 17, 2025

At the start of this school year, Oklahoma schools had 1,000 unfilled teacher positions. To fill the gap, one school district started hiring teachers from Mexico. Santa Fe South Schools in Oklahoma City recently brought in three teachers from Mexico as part of a pilot program coordinated by an education non-profit called Fuel OKC.

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Oklahoma schools bring in teachers from Mexico to address educator shortages [View all] babylonsister Sep 19 OP

Are they certified? no_hypocrisy Sep 19 #1

And do they have to take Oklahoma's "dedication to the dear leader" test, like they were Scrivener7 Sep 19 #2

Yeah, and are they packing Bibles? BoRaGard Sep 19 #6

Trump Bibles of course. Norrrm Thursday #51

Oklahoma has many workarounds for teacher certification. Heidi Sep 19 #10

In 2006 SF south HS in OKC was 73% 'hispanic', in 2005 it was 64%, in 2025? ClaudetteCC Sep 19 #14

Did they have to sign a fealty pledge to King Trump? Diamond_Dog Sep 19 #3

The Great Replacement Theory - republicon style BoRaGard Sep 19 #4

How long till those teachers get rounded up by ICE? tanyev Sep 19 #5

This whole thing is a face palm. They treat their teachers like shit. LeftInTX Sep 19 #21

Exactly! peggysue2 Sep 19 #30

About the second school is out next May Bengus81 Sep 19 #39

Good question ck4829 Thursday #50

And Mexico will pay their salaries, right? sop Sep 19 #7

Prolly will need to build a wall to keep them in Seinan Sensei Sep 19 #23

Will the Mexican teachers, gab13by13 Sep 19 #8

Who is paying their salaries? Jilly_in_VA Sep 19 #9

Not Certified. Public school teachers in Mexico end their secondary ed at 10th grade and go to college. LeftInTX Sep 19 #24

Sounds to me like they are non-union scabs, gab13by13 Sep 19 #11

Probably don't have unions. LeftInTX Sep 19 #26

Okie-homa Jilly_in_VA Sep 19 #47

But they skirt the state's minimum salaries. So in some respect they're like scabs. LeftInTX Sep 19 #48

Kick dalton99a Sep 19 #12

Unintended Consequences Piasladic Sep 19 #13

As was pointed out above, the district is overwhelmingly Hispanic. nt Wednesdays Sep 19 #43

Follow the money lonely bird Sep 19 #15

They have been bringing in teachers from the Philippines for years JT45242 Sep 19 #16

Decades ago, they tried to bring nurses in from the Philippines as cheap labor travelingthrulife Sep 19 #19

They still do. Although the bases aren't there, there is an "American school" over there. LeftInTX Sep 19 #27

I remember when Dean Martin played an American Indian in movies. Are they really from Mexico? twodogsbarking Sep 19 #17

Seriously? travelingthrulife Sep 19 #18

So I guess they all have the proper visas and green cards allowing them to work in the United States. Ray Bruns Sep 19 #20

But the loon state Education Superintendent implemented an idiotic policy to keep some teachers out BumRushDaShow Sep 19 #22

The teachers from Mexico won't require certification. They will be issued "emergency certificates" LeftInTX Sep 19 #32

Oh I know BumRushDaShow Sep 19 #40

Anterior motive. Are they being bought in Norbert Sep 19 #25

That 1000 teacher shortage is result of bad policy and low pay. tinrobot Sep 19 #28

Someone from Mexico who is willing for work for lower pay. LeftInTX Sep 19 #34

You get what you pay for tinrobot Sep 19 #37

Right! OK is driving their college-educated citizens out of the state! 70sEraVet Sep 19 #38

Well, isn't that special? You couldn't make this stuff up if you tried. Vinca Sep 19 #29

Just like Abbot's Texas DMV was requesting Mexican Truck drivers after reopening and granting them visas ChicagoTeamster Sep 19 #31

Surreal. Must be because they will agree to teach the Bible, and shun mention of LBTQ+ topics. Martin68 Sep 19 #33

Yep...or be deported by sundown Bengus81 Sep 19 #42

The irony is delicious. Ping Tung Sep 19 #35

My friend's Chinese lesbian daughter was Teacher of the Year in OK City but left. OMGWTF Sep 19 #36

Gee I wonder what happened to the teachers kkmarie Sep 19 #41

Feel sorry for those with school age kids that are locked into staying in that State Bengus81 Sep 19 #44

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Sep 19 #45

I am surprised that they didn't go to the Philippines dsc Sep 19 #46

Kick ck4829 Thursday #49