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Teachers from the Philippines and beyond are filling gaps in Bay Area schools
A teacher’s shortage is sweeping the country, forcing districts to look farther afield for educators
Teacher shortages have gotten worse. Here’s how schools are coping.
Jackson Green, the principal of Charles M. Sumner Education Campus in rural Maine, said he will start the year with just one vacancy. But that achievement was possible only because about 80 percent of open teaching positions this year were filled with long-term substitute teachers after he was unable to find qualified educators. Long-term subs […]
Hawaii taps Filipino teachers to address educator shortage
Hawaii’s education department has tapped 80 teachers from the Philippines to address a shortage of educators in the island. This is the state’s first international recruitment initiative. Before getting the green light to teach in Hawaii, the teachers had to be eligible for a special J1 Visa and have their credentials screened by an international […]
Jonathan Okamura: Hawaii Is Aggressively Recruiting Teachers From The Philippines
Filipinos were first recruited to work in Hawaii in 1906 as sugar plantation laborers, and about 126,000 came to the islands during the subsequent 40 years. Earlier this month, a very different kind of labor recruitment from the Philippines occurred with the arrival of 80 teachers who were hired by the state Department of Education […]
DOE welcomes dozens of teachers from the Philippines into Hawaii classrooms
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – In a big boost for the depleted ranks of Hawaii teachers, the state is welcoming 80 experienced teachers from the Philippines. Despite facing challenges of language, culture and disciplinary traditions, the state Department of Education said it is sure the teachers will do just fine. The DOE says it will begin the […]
US gov’t offers training for 100 Filipino English teachers
Manila – At least 100 English teachers nationwide will receive intensive training workshops from the United States government to enhance their teaching methods and skills in English language instruction. The workshops employ a “training the trainers” curriculum designed specifically for the Philippines by US-sponsored English Language Specialists, Donna Brinton and Jan Frodesen, said in a […]
The job Americans won’t take: Arizona looks to Philippines to fill teacher shortage
College-educated Americans are increasingly uninterested in teaching jobs – so Arizona has begun to recruit from abroad How I survive: American teachers and their second jobs How weak schools serve Trump’s agenda | Arne Duncan Terry Greene Sterling Sterling and Jude Joffe-Block On a recent sweltering morning in a public high school in a dusty […]
Pinoy teachers scammed by Texas school official seek help from PH gov’t
What started out as a dream to come to America to have a better life has turned into a nightmare for about 70 Filipino teachers recruited by an official of the Garland Independent School District (GISD) in Texas in the United States. According to its website, GISD is a public school system serving students that […]