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Instructure, Veriff Embed ID Checks in Parchment to Fight Transcript Fraud

Instructure, Veriff Embed ID Checks in Parchment to Fight Transcript Fraud

Salt Lake City – September 15, 2026 -- Instructure has partnered with identity verification provider Veriff to build identity checks directly into Parchment by Instructure Transcript Services, targeting fraud that has cost U.S. community colleges $180 million in a single year through so-called "ghost student" schemes.

Parchment network spans 6,200 colleges and 6,700 K-12 schools

Parchment operates the largest academic credential network in the world, connecting more than 6,200 colleges and universities with 6,700 K-12 schools and districts, and has exchanged over 165 million credentials to date. The new verification layer places identity checks at the point of credential issuance, inside the same network institutions already use to send transcripts.

Instructure Launches Free Canvas Lite With Mandatory ID Checks

Instructure Launches Free Canvas Lite With Mandatory ID Checks

Salt Lake City – September 15, 2026 -- Instructure will launch Canvas Lite, a free version of its Canvas learning management system, on September 30, 2026, opening the platform to educators who operate outside institutional licenses.

Canvas Lite targets teachers without district or campus access

The product, available at canvaslite.instructure.com, gives homeschool educators, tutors, community instructors and teachers piloting new courses a way to build course content, invite students and manage assignments without IT deployment or procurement. Instructure said the free tier includes core Canvas tools at the course level, including module and page building, file and URL submissions, quizzes with rubrics, SpeedGrader with audio and video feedback, messaging and discussions, third-party integrations with Google Drive, Zoom and Microsoft Teams, and the Canvas Teacher and Canvas Student mobile apps.