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  • Newspaper

    Chapman professor suing students who tried to cheat on his exams

    USA

    Press

    Scott Schwebke - The Orange County Register

    Chapman University professor is suing a group of students who posted two of his exams on an education-based document-sharing website to solicit in advance answers to several essay questions. According to the civil complaint filed in U.S. District Court, the professor is seeking damages for copyright infringement and ethical violation of Chapman’s honour code. The tests contained a warning that they were copyright protected.

  • Newspaper

    NavaED owners indicted for stealing Florida education certification test answers

    USA

    Press

    Jada Williams - ABC 27

    Two teachers are accused of using their test prep business to help people cheat on the state's teacher certification exams. The charges include 108 counts of wire fraud and three counts of theft of trade secrets. According to the US Attorney’s office, the couple took the Florida Education Leadership Exam and Florida Teacher Certification Exams several times, and along with other employees memorized the questions and answers in order to design a study guide.

  • Newspaper

    The hidden side of cheating

    USA

    Press

    Cooper Perez - Scoot Scoop

    Despite the efforts of teachers to prevent the use of phones during tests, students confess they are willing to do anything to “make the grade,” including cheating, lying, taking shortcuts, and hiding cheat sheets. For language tests, Google Translate has become a major tool for students wanting to cheat.

  • Newspaper

    Teacher accused of giving answers to test says she didn't do anything wrong

    USA

    Press

    Miya Shay - Abc news

    The Livingston High School Academy fired a lead teacher and a principal had resigned after allegations of cheating and fraud. A recent audit revealed admission and academic policy violations. The accused teacher cultivated academic dishonesty in her classroom by providing binders with test questions and answers for students to use when completing assignments and examinations.

  • Newspaper

    City official investigating allegations of grade-fraud against NYC Department of Education

    USA

    Press

    Jennnifer Bisram - PIX 11

    According to the New York City Councilman, teachers have been forced to pass students who do not do well on exams or who do not even show up to class regularly. Evidence of cheating and intimidation from principals was shared with the Department of Education and the U.S. Attorney's Office.

  • Newspaper

    Cheating may be under-reported across Canada’s universities and colleges

    Canada

    Press

    Sarah Elaine Eaton - The Conversation

    Media have reported allegations of creative cheating strategies at universities across Canada, including hacking grades, bribery and breaking into offices to steal exams. A survey conducted at 11 Canadian higher institutions showed that 50 per cent of undergraduate students have committed some form of academic misconduct.

  • Newspaper

    Maspeth High School’s secret to high pass rates is cheating: teachers

    USA

    Press

    Susan Edelman - New York Post

    Students can play hockey, skip courses, flunk test but everyone still passes at “Maspeth Minimum High School”. According to a school staff member, teachers are not allowed to fail students. They not only give students the right answers during exams but they also change wrong test answers to the right ones. The Department of Education is carrying out an investigation.

  • Newspaper

    FBI is said to be investigating college admissions practices at T.M. Landry

    USA

    Press

    Katie Benner and Erica L. Green - The New York Times

    The T.M. Landry College Preparatory School in Louisiana is under federal investigation over its college admissions practices, transcripts with fake grades, non-existent school clubs and fictitious classes. Many students accused the founder of the school of abusing them and falsifying their transcripts. The court records reveal that he was accused of choking and dragging a student. In the investigation, the founder said that wall-sits and kneeling were used to motivate students and prepare them for the challenges of the real world.

  • Video

    New chapter of fraud in the Cuban education system

    Cuba

    Video

    Radio Televisión Martí -

    The document presents several cases of fraud within the education system in the province of Villa Clara, such as cheating during entrance exams, and the involvement of teachers and professors in assisting students during the exam. 

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