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Teachers paid up to RD$880,000 to try to "fix" grades

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A woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraud following an investigation into irregularities within the Dominican Republic's educational system. The legal proceedings revealed that various teacher candidates paid sums reaching up to RD$880,000 to individuals promising to manipulate the results of the national competitive examination for entry into the public education system.

The case highlights a significant breach of integrity regarding the recruitment process for educators. While the judicial outcome focused on the criminal conviction of the perpetrator for fraud, the evidence presented in the case file underscores the existence of illicit schemes targeting the transparency of the teacher opposition contest.

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Read the full story at the source Diario Libre (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) · DO
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