A Las Vegas judge set bail at $750,000 for a math teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old ...

With U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky retiring at the end of her term, voters in Illinois' 9th Congressional District face a crowded ...

The U.S. Department of Education spent up to $38 million last year paying staffers from its office for civil rights to remain ...

Level 2 background screens may no longer be enough to work or volunteer with youths who are enrolled in Escambia Children's Trust-supported programs.

A September inspection report claims that several caregivers at Sea Island Sprouts lacked complete state and federal background checks.

Congress has passed a budget that rejects the Trump administration’s proposals to slash billions of dollars from federal ...

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office calculates the cost of efforts to fire civil rights staff, and ...

Logos Public Charter School in Medford is celebrating high graduation rates, according to the Oregon Department of Education.

California lawmakers have introduced legislation that would expand statutory disqualifications for peace officer employment ...

This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. The White House took giant steps Tuesday toward breaking up the U.S. Department of Education and spreading key K-12 ...

A newly released legislative audit delves into the hiring of Maryland State educators, and the lack of background screenings ...

Throughout his employment for the school district, he was criminally investigated, charged, arraigned and going through legal ...