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credentialing foreign-trained teachers  

Definition

  • There are an estimated 20,000 immigrants from Spanish-speaking countries who are professionally trained and experienced teachers but remain an unrealized source of human capital in the United States. Typically, they are underemployed and earning a minimum wage. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Credentialing Foreign-Trained Teachers]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-S410BM9B-D

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