A new teacher pipeline program is utilizing international connections to bring some relief to Oklahoma’s teacher shortage crisis. Fuel OKC , an Oklahoma City-based education non-profit, recruited three educators from Mexico to teach at Santa Fe South Schools over the 2025-26 school year.

“We know that the most important factor of whether a kid gets a good education is having a qualified teacher in the classroom,” said Brent Bushey , Fuel OKC’s CEO. “The folks that are coming here from Mexico are some of the best and brightest teachers that our schools are able to attract.”

According to Fuel OKC’s website, the non-profit is “committed to increasing access to high-quality public education in Oklahoma City’s urban core by investing in schools and related programs to improve educational

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