Tag: schools

Legal Trends: Kentucky wants to criminalize educator-led cheating in schools

Posted on 01/24/12 by Caveon No Comments
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Under the law, those found guilty could be fined $1,000 and hauled before the Education Standards Board if the law is passed.

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Why don’t schools use anonymous tip-lines to curb cheating and exam compromise?

Posted on 11/09/11 by Caveon No Comments

One of the very best practices for managing exam security risks is the creation and use of an anonymous tip-line. Anonymous tip-lines can have credibility issues. But in an environment hostile to whistleblowers, fear of intimidation and retaliation can stifle efforts to improve exam security.

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Georgia PSC sanctions educators who erased answers

Posted on 10/14/11 by Caveon No Comments

Georgia PSC has pulled teaching certificates from 14 APS educators in CRCT 2009 test tampering and cheating scandal. Some certificates were revoked using statistical evidence, alone. Georgia Licenses Suspended in Cheating Scandal “Eleven teachers who were accused of changing scores on state standardized tests will lose their licenses to teach for two years. Three people [...]

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