Online Learning Update

June 12, 2010

High school diplomas sold by businesses: a break, or a fake?

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:01 am

By KAREL HOLLOWAY / The Dallas Morning News

While thousands of students in the region walked the stage to accept their diplomas this graduation season, others who dropped out, didn’t earn enough credits or failed the state test are taking a different path to graduation. They are paying businesses that guarantee a diploma, sometimes in as little as 24 hours, based on credits or tests the businesses offer. Resolute offers online classes to students without the minimum credits, Cathey said. Those classes are basically online tests that the student completes using whatever resources are available. It can be Wikipedia, Google or friends, Cathey said.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/DN-hsdiploma_05met.ART.State.Edition1.29a6139.html

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