Florida education news: College cheating, charter school conversion, double dipping and more

11/12/10 DISAPPOINTED: University of Central Florida instructor Richard Quinn becomes an international celeb with his lecture to cheating students .   See the video here . One student who cheated talks with Fox News in Orlando . WEIGHING OPTIONS: Pinellas Countryside High School leaders begin conversations about which new academic programs to bring to the school . AT LAST: Palm Beach finally has its ...

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Florida College Cheating Not An Isolated Problem

11/12/10 An unusual lecture on cheating by University of Central Florida Management Professor Richard Quinn has gone viral. Quinn found that a third of his 615 student management class cheated on their midterms. Cheating on campus is an increasing problem.

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Is Everyone Destined to Cheat?

11/23/10 After listening to the above lecture by their professor, Richard Quinn, 200 business students in a class of 600 at the University of Central Florida recently admitted to cheating on their midterm exam. The discovery of widespread cheating left Quinn , "physically ill, absolutely disgusted, completely disillusioned, and trying to figure out what the last 20 years was for." Apparently, the ...

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