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Board hears staffing concerns tied to H‑1B changes and celebrates Urban Board excellence award
Summary
District leaders told the board on Sept. 25 that changes to H‑1B visa rules and other national factors are worsening teacher shortages; the board also learned it will be honored with an Urban Boards of Education award in October.
During the Sept. 25 meeting, district leaders told the Harrison School District 2 Board of Education that national immigration-policy and higher-education trends are contributing to a teacher-supply crisis, and the board learned it will receive an Urban Boards of Education excellence award in October.
The briefing is significant because district leaders linked shifts in federal immigration policy and university production of new teachers to local staffing shortages that could affect classroom…
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