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40 States Probed Alleged Cheating on Tests, Federal Report Finds

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 15, Clicks: 4)
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Catherine Gewertz -- A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office has found that most states have looked into allegations of cheating by school officials on state tests in the past two years. The study, released this week, found that 33 states confirmed at least one such case of cheating, and 32 reported invalidating test scores as a result of cheating.

1 comments | Tags: catherine gewertz cheating standarized testing u.s. government accountability office test security | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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LAUSD fighting for zero-tolerance on teacher cheating

Kbuck sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 47, Clicks: 5)
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The school district says a decision by a state panel — determining there was test-score cheating but the teacher shouldn't be fired — sends the wrong message.

2 comments | Tags: los angeles unified school district john deasy cheating teacher unions | Topic: Teaching Jobs BAD >_<

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Atlanta teacher bonus payments revealed

Sculb sumitted ago via http://www.myajc.com (Views: 26, Clicks: 4)
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If they did it, cheating didn’t pay well for most of the Atlanta educators charged with crimes, whose bonuses totaled as little as $750 and averaged $2,600. The exception was Superintendent Beverly Hall, whose bonus pay reached about $365,000 since 2005, when an indictment alleges criminal activity began.

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Using technology to fight cheating in online education

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 17, Clicks: 4)
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Finding ways to thwart the ingenuity of computer-savvy students is crucial to proving Internet courses and diplomas are valid. Webcams and keystroke monitoring are among tools in use.

0 comments | Tags: virtual schools cheating online education western governors university test security | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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Duncan on testing: ‘We can’t throw the baby out with the bathwater’

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 46, Clicks: 5)
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Education Secretary Duncan addresses growing criticism about high-stakes testing in a speech to the American Educational Research Association.

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What happened in D.C. in 2008 — does it still matter in 2013?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://smartblogs.com (Views: 25, Clicks: 4)
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Sam Chaltain -- If a prominent urban school leader told you he couldn’t recall being informed that half his city’s schools may have allowed the gross mistreatment of students to occur, would you believe him? And even if you did, would you still want him in charge of your children?

0 comments | Tags: michelle rhee washington d.c. cheating memos john merrow | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Test scores under investigation at Burbank school

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 40, Clicks: 5)
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A McKinley Elementary teacher has been placed on administrative leave after a third-grade student reported that the teacher helped a class answer questions on state standardized tests this week. Burbank Unified Supt. Jan Britz, who made the announcement during Thursday's school board meeting, added that state officials are investigating the case.

1 comments | Tags: burbank california cheating standarized tests academic performance index california | Topic: Teaching Jobs BAD >_<

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Education advocate Michelle Rhee fends off accusations

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 54, Clicks: 5)
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Michelle Rhee, head of a group that advocates using student test scores to evaluate teachers, fends off accusations that she failed to pursue evidence of cheating when she ran the D.C. school system.

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How they cheated on D.C. tests: Excerpts from new report

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 42, Clicks: 4)
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Valerie Strauss -- How many ways did D.C. educators cheat on the 2102 high-stakes Comprehensive Assessment System tests given to students? Here are some excerpts from a new official report that details how teachers in 18 District classrooms cheated on the exams.

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Michelle Rhee’s Reign of Error

nitajo sumitted ago via http://takingnote.learningmatters.tv (Views: 23, Clicks: 5)
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John Merrow -- With the indictment of former Atlanta School Superintendent Beverly A. Hall and 34 other public school employees in a massive cheating scandal, the time is right to re-examine other situations of possible illegal behavior by educators. Washington, DC, belongs at the top of that list.

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Yes, Rhee saw the test cheating memo

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 63, Clicks: 4)
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Valerie Strauss -- Just to be clear, because some have wondered, Michelle Rhee, then the chancellor of D.C. public schools, did see the memo about test cheating.

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Secret Memo Suggests Cheating Likely Widespread in D.C. Under Rhee

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 27, Clicks: 5)
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Lesli A. Maxwell -- The data analyst hired by former District of Columbia schools chancellor Michelle Rhee to investigate whether educators cheated on standardized exams urged the hard-charging schools leader and her senior staff to take seriously the possibility that nearly 200 teachers across 70 schools in the district may have changed students' incorrect responses to correct ones in 2008.

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Why not subpoena everyone in D.C. cheating scandal -- Rhee included?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 49, Clicks: 7)
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You don't investigate criminal activity by going in and asking, "Did you cheat? Are you sure you didn't cheat?" Everyone should have to testify under oath, including Michelle Rhee.

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It's Not the Test That Made Them Cheat

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 44, Clicks: 4)
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Michael J. Feuer -- News came down, or up, late last month about the indictment of the former Atlanta schools chief Beverly Hall and 34 other current and former officials for their alleged roles in a massive cheating scandal that has rocked the city for the past three years. The best coverage of this story is by Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Heather Vogell and her colleagues, whose fine journalism uncovered the muck.

4 comments | Tags: beverly hall atlanta georgia cheating standarized testing school climate | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Preview of Schools of the Future?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 30, Clicks: 4)
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Walt Gardner -- The reductio ad absurdum of the school accountability movement can be seen at National Envelope Co. You're no doubt asking what a manufacturing company can possibly have to do with public education. Please bear with me.

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