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And now a new standardized testing scandal - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

And now a new standardized testing scandal - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

And now a new standardized testing scandal

I can’t get away from it.

Even on vacation, on a small island off the west coast of Florida, the local news tells me about a cheating scandal on the state’s main standardized test.

According to various Florida media outlets, 14 counties have been ordered by state officials to look for cheating on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT, the exam that more than 4 million students took during the school year.

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