Utah recruits Mexican teachers for classrooms

“Esquivel is one of 10 teachers hired this summer from Mexico as part of an agreement between Utah and the Mexican Ministry of Education.

The state’s new visiting teacher program allows the teachers to legally work in public schools in “high-need” areas for up to three years. Their salaries and benefits are the same as Utah teachers who have similar experience, according to the agreement.

“They had to pass a very stringent interview process all done in English,” said Richard Gomez, educational equity coordinator at the Utah State Office of Education. The 10 teachers were chosen from a pool of 40 to 50 pre-qualified candidates during interviews in Mexico City. “

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