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Not all states provide access to licensure status online.
Alabama
Look up teacher credentials: https://tcert.alsde.edu/Portal/Public/Pages/SearchCerts.aspx.
Alaska
Look up teacher credentials: http://education.alaska.gov/TeacherCertification/CertificationsSearch.cfm
Arizona
Look up teacher credentials: https://oacis.azed.gov/PublicOACIS/NormalPages/Educators.aspx
Arkansas
Look up teacher credentials: https://adeaels.arkansas.gov/AelsWeb/Search.aspx
California
Look up teacher credentials: https://educator.ctc.ca.gov/esales_enu/start.swe?SWECmd=GotoView&SWEView=CTC+Search+View+Web
Colorado
Look up teacher credentials: https://www.colorado.gov/cde/licensing/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx
Connecticut
Look up teacher credentials: http://sdeportal.ct.gov/CECSFOI/FOILookup.aspx
District of Columbia
Information on educator credentials is not available to the public online. Contact the District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education at http://osse.dc.gov/ to ask for information on a teacher’s license or disciplinary history.
Delaware
Look up teacher credentials: https://deeds.doe.k12.de.us/certificate/deeds_decredsys.aspx
Florida
Look up teacher credentials: https://app2.fldoe.org/publicapps/edcert/public.asp
Look up teacher disciplinary actions: http://www.myfloridateacher.com/discipline/summary.aspx
Georgia
Look up teacher credentials: http://www.gapsc.com/Certification/Lookup.aspx
Hawaii
Look up teacher credentials: https://htsb.ehawaii.gov/htsb-renewals/public-search.html?p1=0
Look up teacher disciplinary actions: http://www.htsb.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/License-Actions_v2.pdf
Idaho
Information on educator credentials is not available to the public online. Contact the Maryland State Department of Education at http://www.sde.idaho.gov/contact.html.
Illinois
Look up teacher credentials: http://webprod.isbe.net/ELISInquiry/NormalPages/Educators.aspx
Indiana
Look up teacher credentials: https://licenselookup.doe.in.gov
Iowa
Look up teacher credentials: https://www.iowaonline.state.ia.us/boee/
Look up teacher disciplinary actions: https://www.iowaonline.state.ia.us/ppd/
Kansas
Look up teacher credentials: https://online.ksde.org/TLL/SearchLicense.aspx
Kentucky
Look up teacher credentials: https://wd.kyepsb.net/EPSB.WebApps/KECI
Louisiana
Look up teacher credentials: https://www.teachlouisiana.net/teachers.aspx?PageID=416
Maine
Information on educator credentials is not available to the public online. Contact the Maryland State Department of Education at http://www.maine.gov/doe/contact/index.shtml.
Maryland
Information on educator credentials is not available to the public online. Contact the Maryland State Department of Education at http://www.marylandpublicschools.org.
Massachusetts
Information on educator credentials is not available to the public online. Contact the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education at http://www.doe.mass.edu/contact to inquire about a teacher’s license or disciplinary history.
Michigan
Look up teacher credentials: https://mdoe.state.mi.us/MOECS/PublicCredentialSearch.aspx
Minnesota
Look up teacher credentials: http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/EdExc/Licen/TeachLicLook/index.html
Mississippi
Look up teacher credentials: https://sso.mde.k12.ms.us/Login/Login.aspx
Missouri
Look up teacher credentials: https://apps.dese.mo.gov/HQT/CredentialListerChecker.aspx
Montana
Look up teacher credentials: https://apps3.opi.mt.gov/MSEIS/NormalPages/Educators.aspx
Nebraska
Look up teacher credentials: https://dc2.education.ne.gov/tc_lookup
Nevada
Look up teacher credentials: http://nvteachersearch.doe.nv.gov
New Hampshire
Look up teacher credentials: http://my.doe.nh.gov/profiles/educators/search.aspx
New Jersey
Information on educator credentials is not available to the public online. Contact the New Jersey Department of Education at https://www.state.nj.us/education/parents/contact.htm.
Look up teacher disciplinary actions: http://www.state.nj.us/education/legal/examiners
New Mexico
Look up teacher credentials: http://164.64.166.19/LicenInq/search.asp
New York
Look up teacher credentials: http://eservices.nysed.gov/teach/certhelp/CpPersonSearchExternal.do
North Carolina
Look up teacher credentials: https://vo.licensure.ncpublicschools.gov/datamart/searchByNameNCDPI.do
Look up teacher disciplinary actions: http://stateboard.ncpublicschools.gov/legal-affairs/disciplinary-process/revoked-license
North Dakota
Look up teacher credentials: https://secure.apps.nd.gov/dpi/ndteach/schoolstaff/publicSearch.aspx
Ohio
Look up teacher credentials: https://coreprodint.ode.state.oh.us/core2.3/ode.core.EducatorProfile.UI/EducatorSearch.aspx
Look up teacher disciplinary actions: https://coreprodint.ode.state.oh.us/core2.3/ode.core.EducatorProfile.UI/DisciplinaryInfoView.aspx
Oklahoma
Information on educator credentials is not available to the public online. Contact the Oklahoma State Department of Education at http://sde.ok.gov/sde/sde-service-desk.
Oregon
Look up teacher credentials: http://www.tspc.oregon.gov/lookup_application/lookup_query.asp
Look up teacher disciplinary actions: http://www.tspc.state.or.us/discipline_list.asp?year=9999
Pennsylvania
Look up teacher credentials: http://www.teachercertification.pa.gov/Screens/wfSearchEducators.aspx
Look up teacher disciplinary actions: http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/Certifications/Pages/Certificate-Actions.aspx#.Vp5ofFQo6po
Rhode Island
Look up teacher credentials: http://ecert.ride.ri.gov/public
South Carolina
Look up teacher credentials: https://ed.sc.gov/educators/teaching-in-south-carolina/current-south-carolina-teachers/view-licensure-status/
Look up teacher disciplinary actions: http://ed.sc.gov/policy/state-board-of-education/additional-resources/state-board-of-education-orders-of-disciplinary-action/
South Dakota
Look up teacher credentials: https://apps.sd.gov/de04public/teacherlookup/teachersearch.aspx
Tennessee
Look up teacher credentials: https://apps.tn.gov/eli
Texas
Look up teacher credentials: https://secure.sbec.state.tx.us/sbeconline/virtcert.asp
Look up teacher disciplinary actions: http://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Investigations/Disciplinary_Actions_Taken_against_Texas_Educators/
Utah
Information on educator credentials is not available to the public online. Contact the Utah State Office of Education at http://www.schools.utah.gov/main/CONTACT.aspx.
Vermont
Look up teacher credentials: https://alis.edlicensing.vermont.gov/Protected/ADM/EducatorSearchMember.aspx?&TotalPerameters=5&LikePopup=N&URL=Protected/LIC/DOE/EducatorView.aspx
Look up teacher disciplinary actions: http://education.vermont.gov/licensing/disciplinary-actions
Virginia
Look up teacher credentials: https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/tinfo
Look up teacher disciplinary actions: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching/licensure/license_actions.pdf
Washington
Information on educator credentials is not available to the public online. Contact the Washington Department of Education at http://www.k12.wa.us/AboutUs/ContactUs.aspx.
Look up teacher disciplinary actions: http://www.k12.wa.us/ProfPractices/investigations/DisciplinaryAction.aspx
West Virginia
Information on credentials is not available to the public online. Contact the West Virginia Department of Education at http://wvde.state.wv.us/contact.html.
Wisconsin
Look up teacher credentials: http://tepdl.dpi.wi.gov/licensing/license-lookup-introduction
Wyoming
Information on educator credentials is not available to the public online. Contact the Wyoming Professional Standards Teachers Board at http://wyomingptsb.com/ptsb-downloads/.