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Feds: Teachers embroiled in test-taking fraud

Neal Kingston

For 15 years, teachers in three Southern states paid Clarence Mumford Sr. — himself a longtime educator — to send someone else to take the tests in their place, authorities said.

 

13 more charged in SAT cheating scandal

13 more charged in SAT cheating scandal

Students paid test-takers up to $3,600 to boost scores and their chances of getting into a top college, New York prosecutors said.

 

Cheating scandal brings school reforms

Atlanta's schools will flag suspicious test scores and achieve a culture of integrity in the wake of a cheating scandal that could lead to criminal charges, officials said Thursday.

 

In Homework Revolt, School Districts Cut Back

In Homework Revolt, School Districts Cut Back

Schools are responding to concerns that high-stakes testing and competition for college have fueled a grind that does little to raise achievement.

 

Failure rate for AP tests climbing

Failure rate for AP tests climbing

A USA TODAY analysis reveals that more students are failing Advanced Placement tests -- but the number of students taking the ...

 

Test Results Show Persistent Gap in School Achievement

Between 2004 and last year, scores for young minority students increased on a federal test, but so did those of white students.

 

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