Standardized Tests

With nearly 500 teachers showing up at a Fairfield County meeting last night to meet with their state legislators we are reminded, yet again, that Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor and his entourage of high-priced, out-of-state consultants and personal assistants is the factor most likely to put an end to Malloy's political career.

A group of Tennessee Republicans have introduced a bill that would reduce Temporary Aid To Needy Family (TANF) benefits to families where the students fail to meet certain test scores in school. It does nothing to penalize non-poor parents whose students fail to get certain test scores.

Scandals involving cheating by teachers and schools to pump up ever-more-important student test scores swept the country in 2011. Here's an overview of some of the most shocking instances of teacher cheating, plus a few episodes that may have been overblown.