Thread: Bill allowing illegal aliens to teach passes first test

Bill allowing undocumented immigrants to teach passes first test

Published February 19, 2015 Fox News Latino

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CARSON CITY, NEV. (AP) — – A bill that would make it easier for immigrants with temporary legal status to get a Nevada teaching license has passed its first legislative hurdle.

The Assembly Education Committee passed AB27 on Wednesday. It heads to the Assembly floor for a vote.

The bill could affect students who have work permits through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA recipients or DREAMers.

Existing law allows the state superintendent to give a teaching license to someone who is not a citizen but has a work permit only if there's a teacher shortage for a subject the person can teach. Otherwise, applicants must be a citizen or legal resident.

The bill would allow those immigrants to get a teaching license if a district has a teacher shortage of any kind.

These are individuals that were basically raised and educated through our public education system and have paid for their college, and they're not able to fulfill that dream of becoming a teacher," said Assemblywoman Olivia Diaz, a Las Vegas Democrat who is also a teacher.

AB27, which was requested by the Nevada Department of Education, could allow DACA recipients to get a teaching license if a district has a teacher shortage of any kind. The license would have some restrictions, according to state Superintendent Dale Erquiaga: It couldn't be transferred to another county, and districts would have to inform the state if they fired a teacher who had a license under the bill's provisions.

The measure could help DACA recipients in southern Nevada clear a hurdle. The Clark County School District has about 600 openings for teachers, and it wants to hire 2,600 teachers by next school year to ease overcrowding.

The situation has become so dire that Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky donned a Superman-style cape last month and rode a zip line through downtown Las Vegas in a publicity stunt aimed at recruiting teachers.

Washoe County School District officials said they are currently short 99 teachers and would also benefit from the bill.

Most school and business organizations who testified Monday said they were in favor of the bill, citing the shortage. The lone dissenter was John Wagner of the Independent American Party, who wanted to know whether people covered by executive immigration orders would qualify.

"Would that be someone who was, say, blanketed in by President Obama's amnesty thing? I would not be in favor of that," he said.

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There's a shortage of teachers? Really? No, there's not a shortage of teachers in the United States, there's a surplus of students because of illegal immigration. Deport illegal aliens, reduce student numbers, and bingo, problem solved. You'll have plenty of teachers, save a lot of money, and improve the educational experience for Americans with much better academic results.

First 50 teachers retiring at SISD could get $500 incentive

By Elida S. Perez / El Paso TimesPOSTED: 02/19/2015 11:59:00 PM MST

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	Elida S. Perez

The Socorro Independent School District is offering a $500 incentive to the first 50 teachers who give advance notices of resignation.

Holly Fields, director of human resources, said the district has offered the incentive for the last four years. The SISD Board of Trustees approved it again this year during its board meeting Tuesday.

"It's intended for those folks that are making plans (to leave the district) already and haven't given notice," she said.

Officials said the incentive offer is only good until March 27.
Fields said teachers have until June 15, or 45 days before the start of the next school year, to give notice they are leaving.

The incentive helps the district begin preparing early for filling the spots that will become vacant.

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SISD currently employs 2,649 classroom teachers. Fields said the district usually loses between 75 and 80 teachers annually to retirement or family relocations.

"The reason that seems more prevalent is retirement," she said.
SISD is a growing district and is currently the second largest in El Paso. The district has more than 44,000 students with an annual budget of $396 million.

"Because we are (growing), we have needs at different campuses based on that growth," Fields said.

The Ysleta Independent School District offered an incentive plan for the first time this year. The YISD incentive offered the first 50 employees to notify the district of their resignations $1,000. El Paso Independent School District does not offer the incentive.

Elida S. Perez may be reached at 546-6137.

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