Teacher Education candidates are expected to comply with the fingerprint criminal background investigation report requirements as set forth by the University Committee on Educator Preparation. Prior ...

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

The Tennessee State Board of Education's chairman hopes to address problems revealed in a recent USA TODAY NETWORK investigation that highlights the state's inability to ensure teachers with ...

And so, to receive a teacher certification, we have to go through that. But then, if you’re also employed as support personnel, the school runs it through that same background check,” said Dr ...

The surge in background check requests in subs comes as recent federal research shows just 5.1% -- about one in 20 -- of Ohio teachers were improperly certified for their subject area or grade ...