Valin Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Washington Post: Valerie Strauss7/7/11It’s one thing to say there was widespread cheating on standardized tests in Atlanta public schools, as the newly released results of a state investigation showed. It’s another thing to actually read the volunimous report. The details are shocking. For those who haven’t been paying attention, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal ® on Tuesday released the results of a 10-month state investigation he had ordered into suspicions of cheating on state standardized Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (or CRCT) in the Atlanta School System.The results confirmed the suspicions and then some: The report said that cheating on 2009 standardized tests in Atlanta Public Schools was widespread and didn’t start that year, “significant and clear” warnings were ignored by top administrators, an environment of fear and intimidation ruled the system and thousands of students and resulted primarily from “pressure to meet targets” in the data-driven system. (Snip)Video HereH/T Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evad Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Started in 2002..that's a lotta cheatin' Wonder how many commendations and bonuses were handed out for a "job well done"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 Started in 2002..that's a lotta cheatin' Wonder how many commendations and bonuses were handed out for a "job well done"? Why 178 Public Educators in Atlanta should be in prison I just happen to catch a bit of Rush talking about this....first I'd heard of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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