International educators help alleviate South Dakota teacher shortage

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Bart Pfankuch

South Dakota News Watch

STEPHAN, S.D. – "Three, two, one. OK, in your seats."

Just as she did as a teacher in her native Philippines, Madgelie Camba uses a countdown method to gain the attention of the gaggle of second-graders she now teaches at the Crow Creek Tribal School in central South Dakota.

filipino female teacher in pink sweater teaching class of elementary students
Philippine native Madgelie Camba, shown at Crow Creek Tribal School in Stephan, S.D., on Feb. 7, 2025, is one of a growing number of international educators teaching in South Dakota schools. (Photo: Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch)

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