In a win for testing accessibility, the College Board announced on Dec. 1 that it will be simplifying the process for qualified students to receive needed accommodations when taking College Board assessments. Those assessments include SAT®, PSAT™10, PSAT/NMSQT®, SAT Subject Tests™, and AP® Exams. School testing accommodation coordinators must now answer only two questions in the affirmative for students […]

IT Sligo is yet another example of ProctorU helps both institutions and test-takers save money. Located in Ireland, IT Sligo’s international enrollment has grown, which means they must deal with test-takers who cannot be in the country to take their examinations. Requiring that test-takers travel back to Ireland simply to take an exam isn’t efficient. […]

Online Educa Berlin will be held between November 30 and December 2, 2016 in Berlin. ProctorU is proud to announce its attendance between Nov. 30 and Dec. 2 at Online Educa Berlin (OEB) 2016, the global, cross-sector conference on technology-supported learning and training. ProctorU co-founder and chief strategy officer Jarrod Morgan will speak as part […]

A prevalent problem with the current generation is being over-educated but underemployed. More high school graduates are going to college than ever before, resulting in a large number of college graduates competing for a limited number of jobs. The outcome is many individuals with associate or bachelor’s degrees having to accept jobs that require no […]

In just under two months, President-elect Donald Trump will become the 45th President of the United States and his mission to make America great again will officially begin. It’s not entirely clear what this holds for the future for education as Trump has mainly focused on the subject of expanding school choice. With little concrete […]

ProctorU is a simple 24/7 online test proctoring service that offers convenience and ease to test-takers around the world. The point of being able to be proctored online is so students may test from home, work, or school. This provides options to many students who do not live near a campus, who work full time […]

Results are in for the 2016 presidential election, appointing Donald Trump as the next president of the United States starting in 2017. Regardless of political party, many have been questioning what this will mean for higher education. Trump has said that he would like to cut college costs. In an Inside Higher Ed article, he […]

New federal rules have changed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) procedure, allowing students to apply for federal student aid funds earlier than ever before. Previously, the earliest a student could file was Jan. 1 but thanks to rule changes by the US Department of Education, students can now file their applications starting […]

Simply put, a financial aid fraud ring is a form of theft that takes advantage of the large amounts of federal student aid afforded each year. As part of a scam, a straw student takes on the role of a student. A recent white paper explains, “Using the straw student’s information, the ring can . […]

Instances of cheating on college and university campuses have recently been making headlines, and in order to protect themselves and their students, institutions must understand what these new paths for academic misconduct are and how to combat them. Many in higher education are hesitant to discuss incidences of academic dishonesty, and with the changing technology […]