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Cheating in our schools: a national scandal

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Rampant cheating among students seems to have become endemic to the American educational system. Some of the reasons given for cheating are a desire for good grades, laziness, insufficient study time and peer guidance. However, even teachers and parents are accountable for their continued tolerance of the behavior.

Author: Levine, Daniel R.
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1995
Social aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Cheating (Education), American students

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USDA: bureaucracy out of control

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The USDA has increasingly become characterized by inefficiency, obsolescence and involvement in research projects with no direct bearing on the agricultural program. Among other measures, the agency must implement efforts to improve efficiency and productivity to be worth its $62.7 billion budget.

Author: Levine, Daniel R.
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1993
Evaluation, United States. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural administration

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The student-aid swindle

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Several schools are illegally receiving millions in federal education grants on behalf of fake students. This activity leaves behind uneducated, debt-ridden students. Taxpayers are forced to foot the bill.

Author: Levine, Daniel R.
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1995
Crimes against, Student financial aid, Student aid

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