Mexican Teachers Helping Milwaukee Public Schools as Bilingual Teachers – Wisconsin

“Five teachers from Mexico are now teaching in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) as part of a partnership between Wisconsin and the state of Guanajuato. The arrival of the teachers is just one part of planned broader links between the two states, says Javier Tapia, an associate professor of education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Tapia, himself a native of Guanajuato, has been working on partnership projects for several years. UWM is providing the teachers’ visas as part of “Guanajuato-Wisconsin: An Initiative in Cultural Exchanges in Education and Health.”

Milwaukee’s growing Latino population has made Spanish a necessary language in many schools, but recruiting bilingual teachers hasn’t kept pace with the demand, Tapia says. Bringing teachers from Mexico helps MPS, and also provides Mexican teachers with additional English skills and insight into the challenges Mexican immigrants face in the U.S. The teachers, who are paid by MPS, will be working for Wisconsin teaching certification.”

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