Georgia’s State School Board Tosses Out Tampered Tests
The state Board of Education has approved unanimously a plan to toss out scores for standardized tests at four elementary schools where cheating was discovered.
Published: July 10, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) - The state Board of Education has approved unanimously a plan to toss out scores for standardized tests at four elementary schools where cheating was discovered.
The voided scores mean the schools will no longer meet federal No Child Left Behind standards. For Burroughs-Mollette Elementary in Glynn County, it means the school will face sanctions under federal law.
An audit released by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement in June shows that someone changed answers on fifth-grade math tests last summer in four districts after the students’ had turned the exams in to teachers. Two educators in DeKalb County have admitted to altering the tests and have been
charged with tampering with state documents.
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