Texas has seen a decline in the quality and availability of teachers during the current governor’s term, with fewer educators entering the profession. High-need schools have relied on qualified international teachers to fill gaps, but new proposals could remove these educators from classrooms. The shift raises concerns about the state’s ability to maintain educational standards in struggling districts. Critics argue the move undermines efforts to support students in underserved areas.
Texas’s teacher pipeline has grown thinner and less prepared on Gov. Greg Abbott’s watch. The children in the state's high-need schools have been protected, in part, by the qualified international teachers he now proposes to expel.
