By: Tonya Mead, PhD, MBA, M.Ed, CHFI, CFE Standardized assessment companies are quick to act to safeguard their intellectual property and copyrighted information (test questions and item banks). They are less surefooted regarding computer glitches,… Testing Industry and Liquidated Damages
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Yes, it appears schools and universities have a portion of their endowment funds stashed overseas (it is not illegal and several entities may have the… Education Fraud and Panama Papers
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Once again, it looks like criminals have found a treasure trove in unsecured data maintained by schools. The victims? This time it was not the… School data breach and tax fraud
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA,MA Educational Psychology The Office of Inspector General is auditing the four year graduation rate of students attending public secondary schools in Alabama and California. In previous years the… Gaming graduation rates
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Finally! Some good news from Chicago. Former students of the defunct Corinthian College(s) may be eligible for $11.6 million in student loan debt relief. The… Hedge Funds and Fraud in Education
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Venture capitalists invest $2 billion in US education annually with the expectation of realizing significant financial gains [1], At the same time, private foundations led by… Donations outpace education investments 2 to 1
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Two districts within the largest school systems in the US; the Philadelphia Public School District, Pennsylvania and the Brooklyn District 188 in Illinois. are taking divergent… Divergent Trends for Test Cheating
This blog is curated to serve as a resource for the exploration of fraud, computer-assisted and data related crime in the education sector. Taxpayers invest $603.7 billion for public education annually. Venture capitalists contribute almost… Fraud in Education: Beyond the Wrong Answer
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology In August 2016, A data breach exposing the personal confidential information of 23,000 current, former students and staff occurred in the largest school district in San… 23,000 student information hacked
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