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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Duncan letter to state officials: integrity of test is a ''national interest''

Duncan letter to state officials: integrity of test is a ''national interest''

Duncan letter to state officials: integrity of test is a ''national interest''

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has sent this letter to chief state school officers, warning them to ensure standardized test security. But Duncan has not responded to this citizen petition, signed by over 4,000 people, calling for a federal investigation of DC test fraud under former Chancellor Michelle Rhee.

DC Public Schools received millions of dollars in federal monies based on false representations (see DC Public Schools Race to the Top application).

Read Secretary Duncan’s entire letter here.
“...[W]ith the nation’s interest in improving education and our shared concern in protecting the integrity of our