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  • Newspaper

    RTI, cheating, forgery — HC probe details 609 ‘illegal’ recruitments of staff in Bengal schools

    India

    Press

    Sreyashi Dey - The Print

    A report from Calcutta High Court shows how the West Bengal Central School Service Commission (WBSSC) allegedly misused the Right to Information (RTI) Act to facilitate illegal recruitment. The chairman of the WBSSC had instructed the chairpersons of the five regional commissions to scan and store their signatures on the WBSSC’s application server. These were used as illegal digital signatures for over 500 fake recommendation letters, allegedly hand-delivered to undeserving candidates.

  • Newspaper

    Queensland education boss in corruption crackdown

    Australia

    Press

    Marty Silk - The West Australian

    Following a growing number of misconduct allegations involving ministers and public servants, Queensland Department of Education Director-General announced zero tolerance to fraud and corruption and encouraged a culture of commitment to working with integrity. Employees and state school teachers and staff can now report alleged corruption through a new anonymous online portal.

  • Newspaper

    What is teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal?

    India

    Press

    Atri Mitra - The Indian Express

    A series of petitions have been filed in the Calcutta High Court alleging anomalies in the recruitment of employees of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. Many candidates with lower scores were placed at the top of the merit list. More than 500 people were appointed after the School Service Commission panel expired, and they were now drawing salaries from the state government.

  • Newspaper

    Education minister sets up panel to probe TET fraud

    India

    Press

    - The Indian Express

    Maharashtra State Council of Examination Commissioner and two other accomplices were arrested for alleged involvement in malpractices in the Teachers Eligibility Test. The fraud committed was worth Rs 4.25 crore, and the candidates were asked to pay Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh for passing the exam. A committee headed by Education Chief Secretary has been constituted to thoroughly investigate the case.

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    Exam fraud mastermind jailed for abuse of power

    Viet Nam

    Press

    Hoang Phuong & Pham Du - VN Express

    The Court convicted officials of the Ministry of Education and Public Security for involvement in fraud over the 2018 high school national exams, where over 200 students from three northern provinces of Hoa Binh, had their results modified in the high school exam. Two other people were jailed for paying bribes to alter exam scores. After the fraud was exposed, dozens of students dropped out of top universities and others were expelled after their marks were corrected.

  • Video

    What is the purpose of "MySchool" ?

    Australia

    Video

    ACARA -

    "MySchool" is an Australian initiative which provides information that support national transparency and accountability in the country’s schools. The "My School" website serves as a resource for parents, educators, and the community, providing information about each school in Australia. It includes easy-to-use school profile pages with key facts and figures, a map of the school location, financial information for each school, students' literacy rate and numeracy achievement as they progress through school. 

  • Newspaper

    Secondary school teachers held in fake appointment

    Pakistan

    Press

    Kashif Fareed - The Express Tribune

    The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) arrested three secondary school teachers for their involvement in taking bribes and making fake appointments based on fake degrees in the Punjab Education Department. Some influential political figures have made efforts to obtain the release of arrested teachers, but have failed due to ACE’s investigation into this issue.

  • Video

    Anti-corruption education in curriculum pushed

    Philippines

    Video

    PTV -

    PTV journalists report on how members of house representatives in the Philippines sought for the institutionalization of anti-corruption and governance measures by including it in the basic academic curriculum.

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