Nearly every state education agency provides a system that parents and members of the public can use to verify and review the credentials of public school teachers in the state. However ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The number of background checks performed by the state for substitute teachers has skyrocketed in recent ...

This is the first in a series of stories on checking for national criminal backgrounds of all employees who work with children. Masslive will continue to report on this subject and we welcome you ...

BALTIMORE -- A state report found that Public and private school officials lacked training on background checks, which allowed a former Baltimore County teacher with red flags to be hired and rehired.