Whether you’re a landlord vetting a potential tenant or a business owner hiring new staff, today’s background check services promise instant access to public records, credit information, social media ...

The Office of the Inspector General of Montgomery County found that nearly half of Montgomery County Public Schools’ employees had outdated criminal history checks, according to a review of the school ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — On Friday, Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor tried to reassure county councilmembers that he and his staff are addressing a massive backlog in the ...

Legislation in the NC House would rrequire people applying for a teaching license to be fingerprinted and receive a criminal records check Calling it a matter of school safety, state lawmakers could ...

The city should conduct criminal and sex-offender background checks on all its job applicants. But it should also continue to ...

More healthcare professionals in New Jersey will be required to get criminal background checks when applying for a license under a new law aimed at improving patient safety. Applied behavior analysts, ...

Federal authorities have revealed that the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district, Ian Roberts, had a criminal ...

A bill scheduled for its first hearing in a key committee on Tuesday would add a new layer of scrutiny for would-be North Carolina teachers. House Bill 775 would require the North Carolina Board of ...

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