Visa delays for teachers at Kansas City’s Académie Lafayette are disrupting classrooms ^67.1%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By William Hehemann - 4/27/2026, 6:01 PM

Post Hoc (False Cause) 18.5% - Halo Effect 14.5% - Anecdotal 13.1%

For second graders at Académie Lafayette in Kansas City, speaking French with their peers and teachers is a daily routine. But last month, two of their teachers — mentors, guides and cultural bridges — were suddenly unable to teach due to delays in U.S. visa processing. According to Alyson Stewart, director of development for the public... more