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Cheating Teachers Play the Blame Game
Atlanta's dishonest teachers say the data made them do it.
July 13, 2011A new report finds that Atlanta is chock full of cheating teachers and principals, at least 179 of them in 44 schools. The confessed cheaters blame an over-emphasis on test results and "unreasonable goals" set by the administation. Senior Editor Katherine Mangu-Ward asks whether cheating is inevitable in a high-stakes testing environment and if it's really so unreasonable to demand that fourth graders be able to read, write, and do basic math?
California Provides the Case in Point Against National Curriculum
May 16, 2011, 2:17pmFlorida's School Choice and Accountability Lead to More Gains on 2009 NAEP
March 24, 2010, 7:04pmFederal Education Spending Increased 72 Percent; National Reading Scores Still Flat
March 24, 2010, 12:35pmEducation Lessons Are Lost on Obama
Not every failure occurs in the classroom
March 22, 2010I can't pinpoint the moment when the Obama administration went wrong on the subject of education. But I can pinpoint the moment when it demonstrated that it can't be taken seriously.
No Child Left Behind R.I.P.: A Balloon Payment that will Never Come Due
February 1, 2010, 4:27pmView Resources by Type
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No Child Left Behind Blog
- Cheating Teachers Play the Blame Game (7/13)
- California Provides the Case in Point Against National Curriculum (5/16)
- Florida's School Choice and Accountability Lead to More Gains on 2009 NAEP (3/24)
- Federal Education Spending Increased 72 Percent; National Reading Scores Still Flat (3/24)
- Education Lessons Are Lost on Obama (3/22)
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