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Supposed to teach these kids. >> reporter: on thursday, that principal and four teachers turned themselves in, facing criminal charges accused of cheating on the state standardized test and it is happening coast to coast. just last month in nevada at the matt kelly elementary school. suspicions of test tampering put three educators on leave and the test scores for 2012 were nullified. last year in atlanta, 35 educators from 44 schools indict found meeting up on weekends to change students test scores. >> there's no place for cheating when it comes to educating children. we do not condone it. w...
In funding and teacher pay and security. many educators it is suggested were more concerned about boosting scores rather than the performance they are to reflect. >> our teachers teaching what kids should learn, the only way we have right now to truly evaluate that is to test. if the tests are not reliable how can we know if a policy is working? >> the concern is that by inflighting -- inflating test scores, under serving schools miss out on tutoring they could need. there was an investigation in 2009 over suspect state scores and officials followed up with test tampering against 180 educators...
Teachers have petitioned for a federal investigation. they're calling for an in depth analysis of the students' test scores and they want rhee and other officials to testify under oath about possible test tampering. another crisis in the classroom. students flunk the national civics exam. less than half of eighth graders knew what the bill of rights was for. just one in ten had any knowledge of the checks and balances. only a quarter of high school seniors scored at proficient or advanced levels in civics. >> oh, wow. come on, guys. read a book. please. a new study suggests that students w...