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LETTER: Why do we always need a national search?

Updated March 1, 2024 - 6:53 pm

Why is it that any time we need to hire an highly paid government professional — i.e. to replace Jesus Jara, school superintendent — it requires a national or international search? Are there no qualified home-grown applicants to fill such jobs? I guess we just can’t trust someone who grew up and was educated here.

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