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Why students at prestigious high schools still cheat on exams

  • Written by Eric M. Anderman, Professor, Educational Psychology, The Ohio State University
Several recent cheating scandals have rocked some of America's most prestigious high schools.Shutterstock.com

Some of us might think that academic integrity is sacred in high-performing schools and that students who attend such schools are unlikely to cheat. Since many of these schools are located in affluent neighborhoods, it seems logical to...

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