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Each state page names the licensing agency, links its application system and its official certificate lookup where one exists, and links the state’s own approved-program list. Our teacher certification in all 50 states and DC lists every agency. For federal loans and the TEACH Grant, contact your loan servicer or use studentaid.gov. For a test registration or score, contact the test vendor through its own site.
Reporting an error
Please include the address of the page, the rule, figure or sentence you think is wrong, and a link to the agency page, fee schedule, rule, statute or vendor page that shows the right information if you have one. We check every report against the source. Fees and rules change often, so a report that a state or vendor has changed something is especially welcome. Our corrections page explains what happens next, and fee and rule changes logs the changes our pages reflect.
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