Wisconsin Senators To Discuss Diploma Mills
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Senate's higher education committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on a plan that would make it illegal to manufacture and use false academic credentials.
The goal of the bill is to crack down on so-called diploma mills, which issue bogus degrees to students who pay them money and do little work.
The proposal received a hearing by an Assembly committee last week, and supporters hope both chambers will pass the bill in coming weeks.
Higher education officials say Wisconsin could become a haven for diploma mills without the law. They say diploma mills have popped up from time to time in the state.
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