- Spence received a Bachelor of Education degree from York University, a Master of Education degree from the University of Toronto in 1993 and a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in 1996, which was later revoked due to plagiarism.[2][3][5]
- On January 9, 2013, Spence apologized for plagiarizing several passages in an op-ed piece he wrote for the Toronto Star on extracurricular activities. The plagiarism was verified by the Star’s public editor. Among the plagiarized material was this paragraph lifted from a 1989 opinion piece in the New York Times…
- Passages of his 1996 Ed.D. dissertation were also revealed to have been copied from other sources without attribution;[10] the University of Toronto investigated the allegations and found him guilty of academic dishonesty, stripping him of his doctorate.
- On December 20, 2016, the Ontario College of Teachers announced that Spence’s teaching license had been revoked as a result of the findings of the investigation
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When Plagiarism Pays 