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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: National Cheating Surge Undermines NCLB Results
In a message dated 10/26/2006 7:47:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, bobschaeffer@earthlink.net writes: LEADERS AIM TO CURB CHEATING ON TESTS CHANGES ARE CONSIDERED FOR NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND DUE TO SUSPICIOUS SCORES SUCH AS THOSE IN CAMDEN Philadelphia Inquirer -- October 26, 2006 by Frank Kummer _________________________________________ Cheating on tests by adults in schools is robbery against children and parents. But building more bureaucratic controls into NCLB is not the answer: That would invite more gaming. What we need are schools that take appropriate ownership for what they give to kids and what kids get out of them. Art
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