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Old 05-25-2010, 09:32 AM
 
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Re the thread regarding Katy ISD acheiving Exemplary status and my comments about the TAKS tests... here is some news of the principal and assistant principal and some teachers caught changing answers. I feel for the kids who have to retake their tests, and will probably fail a "rehearsed" test. TAKS is a mess.
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Old 05-25-2010, 01:06 PM
 
Location: Kingwood/Porter
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It's always fun to read the headlines to find out which districts may have openings )
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Old 05-25-2010, 02:58 PM
 
Location: Southwest Louisiana
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Re the thread regarding Katy ISD acheiving Exemplary status and my comments about the TAKS tests... here is some news of the principal and assistant principal and some teachers caught changing answers. I feel for the kids who have to retake their tests, and will probably fail a "rehearsed" test. TAKS is a mess.
Man it's interesting to see what the administration is doing behind the scenes. We now know why so many kids after to go to summer school huh?
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Old 05-25-2010, 06:48 PM
 
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LOL this is a new low
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Old 05-25-2010, 08:03 PM
 
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Man it's interesting to see what the administration is doing behind the scenes. We now know why so many kids after to go to summer school huh?
The response should have read, "We now know why so many kids must take remedial classes in college."
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Old 05-25-2010, 08:04 PM
 
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The cheating was done so the adminsitrator could keep their jobs. Pay for performance based upon a standarized test. WOW! I'll kep mins in private schools. Bthe wy, these wre CERTIFIED teachers!
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Old 05-25-2010, 08:27 PM
 
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This is nothing new... These tests create a lot of pressure to cheat. Kids do it, teachers do it, admins do it too.

Chicago suburb of Lake Forest - 1992
Cheating Scandal Jars a Suburb of High Achievers - Biography - NYTimes.com

SAT cheating 2002
"Our Sons Have Something To Say" - News & Features (washingtonian.com)

Houston 2005
Cheating Scandal Rocks Texas | FairTest

Atlanta 2009
Principal, Assistant Principal Arrested In Cheating Investigation - News Story - WSB Atlanta

Georgia 2010
School Cheating Scandal Widens - WSB News on wsbradio.com (http://wsbradio.com/localnews/2010/05/school-cheating-scandal-widens.html - broken link)
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