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Cheating on state tests found at two Los Angeles schools

Three teachers at Short Avenue Elementary in Del Rey and one teacher at Animo Leadership in Inglewood are implicated.

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Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy characterized the Short Avenue teachers’ actions as gross misconduct. (Al Seib, Los Angeles Times / September 5, 2011)

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By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times

September 5, 2011

The state has thrown out the test scores of a top-performing Los Angeles school and of the highest-scoring campus in the nationally known Green Dot charter group after cheating was uncovered involving several teachers.

Short Avenue Elementary in Del Rey and Animo Leadership Charter High School in Inglewood were barred from receiving academic rankings released last week by the California Department of Education. That action deprived the schools of the state rating that has become the key figure used by parents and officials to judge campuses in California.

At Short, three teachers are accused of changing answers or coaching students to the correct answers or both. At Animo Leadership, a science teacher is accused of fixing wrong answers.

L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy characterized the Short