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- Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:25:53 -0400 (EDT)
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EDUCATION: K-12: CURRICULUM :
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Commentary: Atlanta Schools Show Culture of Testing's Dark Side
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Commentary: Atlanta Schools Show Culture of Testing's Dark Side
Joe Robinson
The Kansas City Star
Posted on Sat, Aug. 13, 2011 02:08 AM
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/08/13/3068585/
commentary-atlanta-schools-show.html
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/42wmm6l
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Revelations accusing teachers and principals of rampant cheating in
Atlanta struck the education world much like the latest bust of a major
college football program.
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Educators were quick to deplore cheating and impugn a testing culture gone
awry. But not so many wanted to demonize Atlanta or its teachers.
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Whenever you have an accountability system with severe sanctions attached
to it, said Betsy Regan, who coordinates testing in the Shawnee Mission
School District, it drives a tendency to work around the system.
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The key is to measure student growth in many ways, not just in state
scores, Regan said. And everyone, from principals to aides, has to know
the rules guarding the integrity of each test.
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But its easy to see why a Clinton, Mo., teacher suspended in 2010 for
giving inappropriate prompts to students blamed pressure to improve
scores.
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All communities see similar scenarios, said Bob Schaeffer of the National
Center for Fair and Open Testing. Superintendents are hired to turn
districts around. They charge principals with getting their buildings in
line. And principals demand results from their teachers, no excuses.
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And when it comes to measuring those results, Schaeffer said, Test scores
become the sole coin of the realm.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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