High-Stakes Testing Puts Pressure on Educators

By Diette Courrégé (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Sunday, September 14, 2008

So much rides on public school students’ test scores. They can make or break a principal’s career. Awards, money and promotions often accompany high scores. Low scores can mean state takeover or intense public scrutiny. They can lessen neighborhoods’ home values and desirability. The increasing pressure on educators to post strong results on high-stakes tests has created ripe conditions for cheating.

The increasing pressure on educators to post strong results on high-stakes tests has created ripe conditions for cheating. Cases of educator-led cheating are cropping up across the country, from Virginia to Texas to Ohio. An analysis of ......

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