City Reports Increase in Allegations of Cheating by Educators
By SHARON OTTERMAN
Published: August 22, 2011
Annual allegations of test-tampering and grade-changing by educators have more than tripled since Mayor Michael R. Bloombergtook control of New York City’s school system, outpacing a broader increase in complaints of adult misconduct in schools during the same period, according to the special commissioner of investigation.
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The commissioner, Richard J. Condon, attributed the rise both to the expansion of the school system — its budget has more than doubled, to $24 billion from $11.5 billion when he took office in 2002, and the number of schools has grown to 1,700 from 1,200 — and to the higher stakes attached to standardized tests and classroom grades. The city’s performance bonuses, teacher evaluations, school progress reports and decisions on closings are all increasingly tied to