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CIAA is pleased to share its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting progress in protecting the integrity of U.S. education, assessment, and credentialing bodies from the harms caused by commercial cheating organizations.…

The Credential Integrity Action Alliance (CIAA) has been recognized as the 2025 Person of the Year for Academic Integrity in The Cheat Sheet’s NY25/26 Best and Worst in Academic Integrity…

A recent BBC article, Essay cheating at universities an 'open secret' despite new law, reports that commercial cheating organizations are actively targeting students via social media and on their website.…

Missouri Representative Ed Lewis officially pre-filed CIAA model legislation in HB 2271. This legislation provides a major step forward in protecting Missouri students, test takers, and the public from the harm…

CIAA’s model statute is advancing in Ohio SB 311. The bill has been read, recommended for referral by the Rules and Reference Committee, and referred to the Senate Education Committee.…

CIAA members Rachel Schoenig and Michael Clifton joined Sherri Sampson (University of Maryland Global Campus) and Wesley Smith (Executive Director of the Presidents Forum) for a thoughtful discussion on academic…

CIAA was recently featured on the PSI Services, LLC podcast! CIAA board member, Rachel Schoenig, had the opportunity to join Dr. Isabelle Gonthier, Chief Assessments Officer at PSI, for a…

In United States v. Amiri et al., several former California police officers were convicted of wire fraud in August 2024 for participating in a diploma-for-hire scheme. The officers—Morteza Amiri, Patrick…

Pillsbury Law firm published an analysis of the new anti-commercial cheating law in Georgia. The new legislation, based on the model statute proposed by CIAA, is a significant step forward…

Ohio Senator Andrew Brenner has proposed a budget amendment that adopts the CIAA Model Statute in almost its entirety. If it becomes law, it will provide institutions of higher education,…