North Carolina parents sent their children back to school this week with the expectation that students would be safe with their teachers. But there’s one precaution in the hiring process that only a ...

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 ...

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.

Delays in the processing of criminal background checks for teachers are aggravating Louisiana's educator shortage, state officials say. Cade Brumley, state superintendent of education, said when he ...

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.