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Senator pushes for tougher teacher background checks

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is pushing for legislation that would require tougher background checks on teachers to keep sexual predators out of schools.Video: Watch Porcha Johnson's reportOver 440 teachers ...
FOX31 Denver

Jeffco teacher accused of sexual assaults passed state background check

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — A Jefferson County ...
The Advocate

Delays on background checks crippling push for more teachers, 'It is not helpful'

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 ...
The Advocate

Louisiana teachers will soon have to pass criminal background checks to be certified

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 ...