The Los Angeles Times (2/28, Blume) reports, "The performance of Crescendo charter schools was nothing short of remarkable - annual gains on state tests that were sometimes 10 times what other schools would consider strong progress. .. Last year, administrators and teachers at the six schools south of downtown Los Angeles were caught cheating: using the actual test questions to prepare students for the state exams by which schools are measured." However, "on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Board of Education is scheduled to act on a staff recommendation to reauthorize Crescendo's charter, giving the organization another five years to operate."
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Los Angles District Set To Renew Charter Contract Despite Evidence Of Cheating
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Cheating should have serious consequences. In this case the credentials should be at least censured, if not revoked, of those educators involved. No matter what we think of the current testing requirements, educators should be held to the legally binding requirements of the document we each sign when involved in the administration of state tests. Whether or not the charter was revoked, the adults involved in the incident should be removed from their positions.
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