My School does not give direct information about school culture, community connections and values, which are all important considerations when thinking about what makes for a “good” school.

RIO LINDA, Calif. (CBS13) -- State budget cuts are threatening to yank funding for background checks of school employees, a program launched in the wake of the murder of a Rio Linda student 14 ...

A school district in Alabama is requiring that all visitors who come to school during the day — including parents and grandparents — must pass a background check and pay $15 to get it.

A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas school district’s policy requiring school visitors to submit identification for a background check to gain access to secure areas such as hallways and ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - School districts in Kansas have been urged to do background checks of all school employees after a recent report found most may lack a recent one. Kansas Attorney General ...

More than 30 percent of D.C. Public Schools employees have lapsed background checks, according to findings from an internal city review released this week. Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee informed ...

Until recently, background checks were not necessary in Iowa for many school positions that do not require a teaching license. That included bus drivers, custodians, groundskeepers and cooks. In ...

An estimated 31 percent of Kansas School District employees who provide Medicaid-related services to students do not have background investigations on file.

Chicago Public Schools students go back to class next week–but the district still hasn’t completed background checks for thousands of its employees.