USA - A growing number of school districts are hiring teachers from foreign countries to fill shortages in math, science and special education.
The trend is most evident in poor urban and rural districts, according to educators. Many of those districts have trouble keeping teachers for reasons including low pay, disruptive students, and a lack of books and materials.
"American workers are not willing to do the work for the conditions and pay we offer," he says. "So we're recruiting them for the same reasons we recruit farmworkers and day laborers." More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Lumber Liquidators
The trend is most evident in poor urban and rural districts, according to educators. Many of those districts have trouble keeping teachers for reasons including low pay, disruptive students, and a lack of books and materials.
"American workers are not willing to do the work for the conditions and pay we offer," he says. "So we're recruiting them for the same reasons we recruit farmworkers and day laborers." More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Lumber Liquidators