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  "path": "/2026/03/03/alaska-lawmakers-push-trump-administration-to-waive-100k-visa-fee-for-international-teachers/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T20:19:02.000Z",
  "site": "https://alaskabeacon.com",
  "tags": [
    "Education",
    "Government & Politics",
    "Alaska Council of School Administrators",
    "Alaska Educator Retention and Recruitment Center",
    "Bering Strait School District",
    "Dan Sullivan",
    "H-1B visas",
    "J-1 visas",
    "Kuspuk School District",
    "Lisa Murkowski",
    "Lisa Parady",
    "Madeline Aguillard",
    "rural schools",
    "teacher recruitment and retention",
    "teacher visa waiver",
    "Terry Dodd"
  ],
  "textContent": "Some Alaska school districts say they can’t afford to hire and retain international teachers after the Trump administration hiked fees for highly skilled worker visas. Alaska school districts have increasingly hired international teachers through the H-1B program amid an ongoing teacher shortage. Until last September, the annual fee for such visas was $5,000 per person. […]",
  "title": "Alaska lawmakers push Trump administration to waive $100k visa fee for international teachers"
}