Louisiana educators will soon have to undergo a criminal background check before they can receive their teaching license in a move intended to make it more difficult for would-be teachers with prior ...

So many teachers are calling out sick that state employees are now encouraged to substitute teach. But who's paying for the required background checks? It's not something that the state pays for.

Schools are under an intense microscope from parents, taxpayers, and the government. One slight mistake in hiring – even if that person doesn’t teach children – can have a catastrophic impact.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Multiple teachers at Creative Learning Lab Academy tell WPTV they didn’t receive legally required background checks before they started working with children as young as ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The number of background checks performed by the state for substitute teachers has skyrocketed in recent years after state lawmakers loosened requirements to enter the profession.

BETHESDA -- Robin Milwit spent some time in the technical business field before she decided to fulfill a lifelong dream of teaching. The mother of a 1-year-old who loves having books read at home, she ...