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How to Verify a Teaching License or Certificate

Teaching licenses are verified on the lookup service run by the state education agency that issued them. Find the state below, then search the agency's lookup by name or certificate number.

State agencies

StateAgency
AlabamaAlabama State Department of Education
AlaskaAlaska Department of Education and Early Development
ArizonaArizona Department of Education
ArkansasArkansas Department of Education
CaliforniaCalifornia Commission on Teacher Credentialing
ColoradoColorado Department of Education
ConnecticutConnecticut State Department of Education
DelawareDelaware Department of Education
District of ColumbiaOffice of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
FloridaFlorida Department of Education
GeorgiaGeorgia Professional Standards Commission
HawaiiHawaii Teacher Standards Board
IdahoOffice of the State Board of Education
IllinoisIllinois State Board of Education
IndianaIndiana Department of Education
IowaIowa Department of Education
KansasKansas State Department of Education
KentuckyKentucky Department of Education - Office of Educator Licensure and Certification
LouisianaLouisiana Department of Education
MaineMaine Department of Education
MarylandMaryland State Department of Education
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
MichiganMichigan Department of Education
MinnesotaMN Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
MississippiMississippi Department of Education
MissouriMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
MontanaMontana Office of Public Instruction
NebraskaNebraska Department of Education
NevadaNevada Department of Education
New HampshireNH Department of Education
New JerseyDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, STATE OF NEWJERSEY
New MexicoNew Mexico Public Education Department
New YorkNew York State Education Department
North CarolinaNorth Carolina Department of Public Instruction
North DakotaEducation Standards and Practices Board
OhioOhio Department of Higher Education
OklahomaOffice of Educational Quality and Accountability
OregonOregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of Education
Rhode IslandRhode Island Department of Education
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Department of Education
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of Education
TennesseeTennessee Department of Education
TexasTexas Education Agency
UtahUtah State Board of Education
VermontVermont Agency of Education
VirginiaVirginia Department of Education
WashingtonProfessional Educator Standards Board
West VirginiaWest Virginia Department of Education
WisconsinWisconsin Department of Public Instruction
WyomingProfessional Teaching Standards Board
American SamoaAmerican Samoa Department of Education
GuamSchool of Education, University of Guam
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI State Board of Education
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of Education
Virgin IslandsDepartment of Education
MicronesiaCOM-FSM
Marshall IslandsRMI Public School System
PalauNot reported

PT3 does not verify licenses and holds no teacher records.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find my teacher license number?

Your license number is printed on the certificate and shown in your account with the state agency that issued it. Use that agency's lookup or contact it directly.

How do I look up teacher certification?

Use the public lookup run by the issuing state agency. The table on this page names each agency and links its website where one is reported.