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 ...

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.

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.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- This week was the first of the new school year for Chicago Public Schools, but dozens of the schools have substitute teachers in the classrooms. Many regular teachers are not teaching ...

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 ...