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 ...

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 ...

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.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Michael Steedley, a former E.C. Glass High School science teacher, was in court Friday afternoon after his arrest for outstanding charges in North Carolina. Lynchburg City ...