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credential

[kri-den-shuhl] / krɪˈdɛn ʃəl /








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The IIT degree, long India's most coveted credential, is beginning to look less like a golden ticket and more like a lottery.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Local 99 represents more than 30,000 employees without a teaching credential, including teacher aides, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, computer techs, custodians and gardeners.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“This means that once the law is officially enacted, your current credential will be invalid immediately.”

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Teacher credential programs typically require only a C+ average in undergrad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Eric Epps had made good on his promise to find employment for his brother-in-law Jimmy Goble, who had traded his teaching credential for a painters job at the Newport News shipyard.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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