Books, SueDe Villiers, Johannes Jozua Rian2012-09-272012-09-272011-09Books, S & De Villiers, JJR 2011, 'Teacher Shortages' in the U.S. and the politics of recruiting abroad', Teachers College Record, ID No. 16549, pp. 1-9.0161-4681 (print)1467-9620 (online)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/19901This commentary calls attention to the “importation” of overseas-trained teachers to teach in the U.S., to the assumption of a widespread teacher shortage in the U.S. (used as a rationale for this practice), and to the authors’ fears that both local and overseas-trained teachers are being used as pawns in a high-stakes political battle.en© 2011 Teachers College, Columbia University. All rights reserved. The final peer reviewed version of this article appeared in the Teachers College Record.Teacher shortageOverseas-trained teachersTeachers -- EmploymentPostprint Article