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By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA,MA Educational Psychology Is grade inflation in colleges and universities symptomatic of fraud? Maybe. According to the dictionary, grade inflation represents the “the awarding of higher grades than students deserve either to maintain a school’s academic reputation or as a result of diminished teacher expectations.” (See Dictionary) How might […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA,MA Educational Psychology Apple phones are not the only electronic devices used by fraudsters to cheat the education and standardized exam industry. Journalists in Bangladesh, India reported of criminal gangs utilizing pre- programmed wireless SIM cards connected to a wireless network positioned external to the exam center. An earphone […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA,MA Educational Psychology This Labor Day, I am reading about Mizzou’s Logan six game suspension for academic fraud. I wonder if there is an intersection between labor, fraud and academics? Academic fraud in college athletics is nothing new. Inside Higher Education reported that “the NCAA punished Division I colleges […]
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 other good news is that the hedge fund investing in Corinthian Colleges, Aequitas, is being investigated by the Securities Exchange […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Teachers in Haiti are taking great lengths to prevent student cheating on standardized assessments. Last week, a public relations initiative by the Normal School of Teachers, Philo, the Centers for Family Education, and the Departmental Director of the North seized 444 cell phones. Officials posted […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Yesterday, WannaCry threatened to impact the global internet infrastructure. In May, computer security experts warned of the second biggest ransomware attacks, ever. [WP, headline, May 14]. Other articles you may find of interest Post- Hack to prove enrollment Post- Cyber scammers target schools Post- Botnet grade […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Lets fight fraud together. If you are tired of sitting on the couch or bleachers watching the fight to reform, restructure, right-size or close the Department of Education, join the peaceful movement of reason. Here is a notice in the Federal Register, asking the asking the […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Senator Warren (D-Mass) has taken the mantle to accuse US Department of ED Secretary DeVos of “helping for- profit colleges swindle students by illegally delaying an Obama-era Department of Education rule” [para 1]. Fraud is fraud. Whether from for profit college, non-profit university, traditional public, public […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Here, reports have been shared concerning test cheating in New Zealand. Authorities in New Delhi are investigating allegations of cheating on the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) MB/BS entrance exam. Roughly 284,737 candidates sat for the exam, while 4,905 were deemed qualified. This represents […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology An update to this article are three graphs from the U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid Office which reports upon (in graph format) the trend in student debt defaults. See here trends (graphs) in student financial aid defaults 2012-2018 Trends in student loan defaults Student […]