A new Web site gives users instant access to teacher-contract data in the nation’s 50 largest school districts, but teachers’ unions are warning against taking some of the information at face value.

A state-by-state audit of the nation’s only database for tracking teacher misconduct is being ordered in the wake of a USA TODAY NETWORK investigation that found thousands of missing names in the ...

It looks simple: A big button sits at the top of the California Commission for Teacher Credentialing website that says “Search for an Educator.”After a few more steps, the user can look up information ...

Revisiting a decade-old contentious issue, the Legislative Analyst’s Office is urging the Legislature to create a teacher database that would help lawmakers address a projected teacher shortage. A new ...

California can hardly afford to give up $6 million. Yet that’s what the federal government is rightly demanding. The U.S. Department of Education wants its money back because the state failed to use ...

A USA TODAY NETWORK report published Sunday has found fundamental defects in teacher-screening systems across the country, resulting in a failure to keep educators with a history of serious misconduct ...

One-third of teacher investigations were improperly recorded in state database Reporting errors were also found in national database used to vet applicants Disciplinary actions could include improper ...

Colorado's teacher shortage is nothing new. The state needs more teachers than it has, especially in rural areas. Data from ...