The Traumatic Process of International Degree Accreditation
It’s frustrating to have your future hang on the mercy of a rubber stamp decision
My wife and I moved to the United States from Peru in 2009. I was born in the US, but my wife was born and received her education in Peru. In Peru, she was an educator, but in the US she was content to work as a family services facilitator as we navigated the pathway to citizenship.
For years, she had a job that offered rewarding work and good benefits, but overall the pay was minimal with few opportunities for advancement. Last year, she began to explore positions that would allow her to earn a teaching certification while working on an emergency license. The process ended up being far more complicated than we ever could have imagined.
A license with stipulations
My wife is well known in the local school district as a very capable and hard-working employee. She has a collection of strong recommendation letters from some of the best-known educators in our area. At first, she set about applying to Spanish positions. Not finding one, she changed tactics and applied to an ELL position in a small town about 50 minutes away.
