{"id":14937,"date":"2013-11-19T16:45:42","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T16:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.proctoru.com\/?p=377"},"modified":"2013-11-19T16:45:42","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T16:45:42","slug":"grade-changing-scandals-continue-to-plague-k-12-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meazurelearning.com\/fr\/resources\/grade-changing-scandals-continue-to-plague-k-12-education","title":{"rendered":"Grade-changing scandals continue to plague k-12 education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In what seems to be a recurring theme among many educational institutions across the U.S. in the past few years, another case of institutionalized cheating is making headlines again. While the methods have varied from school to school, it remains largely a concern of district-wide grade changing.<\/p>\n<p>In Montgomery, Ala. six public school educators are <a title=\"6 Montgomery Public Schools educators accused in grade-changing scheme facing state hearings\" href=\"http:\/\/www.therepublic.com\/view\/story\/2e996cf1334541e7932a98cf78fa371e\/AL--Altered-Student-Grades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0\u201cparticipating in a district-wide grade changing scheme.\u201d In December, the former assistant superintendent of the district, two principals, an assistant principal and two teachers will appear before an administrative law judge. At stake are the educators\u2019 teaching certificates and a tarnished reputation for the school district.<\/p>\n<p>Another <a title=\"Georgia Indictment\" href=\"http:\/\/media.cmgdigital.com\/shared\/news\/documents\/2013\/03\/29\/DOC0070fc4ee16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indictment<\/a>\u00a0in March from Georgia named many top administrators, including former Superintendent Beverly Hall from the Atlanta Public School System, and charged them with 65 counts including: \u201cfalse statements and writings, false swearing and influencing witnesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is hardly an uncommon occurrence. The National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest) compiled a <a title=\"FairTest Press Release: Standardized Exam Cheating In 37 States And D.C.; New Report Shows Widespread Test Score Corruption\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fairtest.org\/2013-Cheating-Report-PressRelease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>\u00a0earlier this year that found 36 states, plus the District of Columbia, engaged in documented institutionalized cheating over the past four academic school years. Additionally, FairTest compiled\u00a0<a title=\"50+ Ways Schools \u201cCheat\u201d on Testing: Manipulating High-Stakes Exam Scores for Political Gain\" href=\"http:\/\/fairtest.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Cheating-50WaysSchoolsManipulateTestScores.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201c50+ Ways Schools \u201cCheat\u201d on Testing: Manipulating High-Stakes Exam Scores for Political Gain.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Numerous states on the list had \u201cmultiple reports or apparent systematic patterns,\u201d including California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NCLB Boosts Temptation to Cheat\" href=\"http:\/\/fairtest.org\/nclb-boosts-temptation-cheat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Many<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Atlanta test cheating: Tip of the iceberg?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/answer-sheet\/wp\/2013\/04\/01\/atlanta-test-cheating-tip-of-the-iceberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">people<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Cheating runs rampant\" href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2012\/05\/25\/cheating_runs_rampant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">place<\/a>\u00a0the blame on the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation signed in 2002. The law increased the stakes of standardized tests and tied teacher performance to student outcomes. Additionally, monetary incentives and rewards are given to educators and administrators for exemplary performance.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if there is a definitive link between NCLB and the institutionalized cheating running rampant across the United States. However, when evaluating the correlation, it will be important to study how President Obama\u2019s own similar legislation known as\u00a0<a title=\"Race to the Top Fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/programs\/racetothetop\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cRace to the Top&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0will also affect public school systems in the U.S. The legislation, signed into law in 2009, is a $4.35 billion contest created by the U.S. Department of Education designed to spur innovation and reforms and is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In what seems to be a recurring theme among many educational institutions across the U.S. in the past few years, another case of institutionalized cheating is making headlines again. While the methods have varied from school to school, it remains largely a concern of district-wide grade changing. 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