DC Politicians Don't Care About DCPS Cheating Scandal
Featuring Candi Peterson, WTU General VP
Let’s take a trip down memory lane. Remember back in 2008, OSSE ( Office of the State Superintendent of Education in DC) requested that McGraw Hill Testing Company conduct an erasure analysis due to abnormally high (statistically improbable) proficiency rates on standardized tests conducted in Washington, DC during April 2008. This computerized analysis revealed some disturbing results that occurred when 103 public schools in the District of Columbia and some charter schools were flagged for having statistically high rates of wrong answers that were erased and replaced by correct answers on standardized tests during years 2008 to 2010. Deborah Gist, former DC State Superintendent of Education recommended an investigation into why DC public schools erasure rates were so high but her recommendation to investigate met a roadblock by the Rhee/Henderson administration. USA Today – through the use of Freedom Of