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Over 200 unqualified Texas educators had someone else take their exams in cheating scandal, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)

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People would typically pay $2,500 to the scheme's fixer, who would bribe test officials and have proxies take their certification tests, prosecutors said.

Five people have been charged in Texas with organizing and participating in an illegal cheating scheme that certified more than 200 unqualified teachers and helped the plot’s “kingpin” rake in more than $1 million, prosecutors said.

In the scheme, people would typically pay $2,500 to have proxies take certification tests for them at two testing centers in Houston. The scandal involved bribing a testing proctor to allow test applicants and their proxies to switch places, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said at a news conference Monday.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well they would have had to certify over 400 people in order for them to make more than $1 million. Who is teaching these people math anyw.. oh.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It was way more than 400, they had to bribe the proctor(s).

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

Cops don't usually distinguish between net and gross revenue when they put out these kinds of press releases.