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Easing test pressure won’t save kids
- 07-18-2011
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Column by Jay Mathews/Washington Post
Who is to blame for tampering with tests in Atlanta and Baltimore? Why are there so many suspicious testing irregularities in Washington, Philadelphia and other cities? From what I have read in blogs, columns and official statements, the verdict is in. Cheating, wherever it occurred, was caused by too much pressure on principals and teachers to raise student achievement. Georgia state investigators said that answer sheets were illegally changed in Atlanta because “the targets set by the district were often unreasonable, especially given their cumulative effect over the years. Additionally, the administration put unreasonable pressure on teachers and principals to achieve targets.” (more...)
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