Michigan teachers report pressure to cheat
Nearly 30% of Michigan teachers report pressure to cheat on standardized exams, according to a survey by theDetroit Free Press. In addition, 34% of public school educators said administrators, parents or others pressure teachers to change grades.
At schools that don’t meet federal standards, the tension is higher: About 50% say pressure to change grades is an issue, and 46% say pressure to cheat on the tests is a problem.
Some cave in — about 8% say they changed grades within the last school year, and at least 8% admit to some form of cheating to improve a student’s standardized test score.
Another 17% report cheating by a colleague.
However, the most common cheating method — writing down vocabulary words to teach to next year’s classes