The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into several of the universities involved in the far-reaching college admissions scandal.
to a fake charity he had established as part of the scheme. Most of the parents paid at least $200,000, but some spent up to $6.5 million to guarantee their children admission to top universities, authorities said. Parents were then able toThe scheme itself was fairly simple, prosecutors said: Singer instructed parents to seek extended time for their children on ACT and SAT exams.
Federal regulators requested a variety of records and information about students and employees implicated in the scheme. “Every student deserves to be considered on their individual merits when applying to college, and it’s disgraceful to see anyone breaking the law to give their children an advantage over others,” DeVos said in a March 13 statement. “The department is looking closely at this issue and working to determine if any of our regulations have been violated.”
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