Paying to Prevent Plagiarism

College officials bemoaning the recent rise in campus plagiarism may take some comfort in knowing that more and more high-school teachers are getting hip to the threat of online cheating. In an effort to wean students off unethical habits before college, some teachers are even paying out of their own pockets for the right to use Turnitin, an online service that identifies unoriginal material in students’ papers. (The Detroit News)