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District pays to nab computer cheats - Joseph Cress, the Sentinel

Mechanicsburg Area School District is "ahead of the curve" in spotting cyberplagiarism in student research papers. Mechanicsburg Area School District is "ahead of the curve" in spotting cyberplagiarism in student research papers. That is the assessment of Director of Secondary Education Shelly Riedel, who briefed the school board this week on a growing problem facing education. She says Mechanicsburg has contracted with www.Turnitin.com, an on-line company offering a service districts can purchase to catch students trying to plagiarize school work.

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