Parents, teachers seek federal probe of D.C. erasing scandal
Nearly 4,000 D.C. schoolteachers, parents and others have signed a petition urging federal officials to investigate suspicions about potential cheating on standardized tests during the tenure of former chancellor Michelle A. Rhee.
Petition organizers say they have multiple goals: First, to find out what really happened and, if anything, who was responsible, at schools where cheating may have occurred. Second, to reveal the culture that may be at the root of the alleged troubles.
The request for federal involvement by more than 3,700 petition signers follows a USA Today report in March about possible cheating on standardized tests at D.C. schools.
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