South Carolina news story

galanga · Jun 9, 2004

From the Carolina Morning News: "Do your homework," Erinn McGuire, June 9, 2004.

The South Carolina Department of Education says steps are in place to avoid the same diploma scandal that occurred in a neighboring state.

Last month, during a federal government investigation, 11 Gwinnet County, Ga., teachers were discovered to have fraudulent degrees from the Liberia-based Saint Regis. The online university granted at least one of the teachers a Ph.D. That teacher received a $16,000 pay raise.

In South Carolina, authorities have taken steps to prevent phony degrees slipping into the educational ranks.

"The first barrier is that we don't take diplomas," said Kathy Gardner-Jones with the division of teacher quality with the South Carolina Department of Education. "They must show their transcript. The transcript will tell us if the institution is accredited or non-accredited."

Recently more and more potential teachers vying for a chance to teach in the Palmetto State have found out that their classes were not accredited and are turned away...
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