NYT’s Winerip: Rhee’s and Atlanta’s internal investigation found no cheating; investigator disagrees
The Washington Post and New York Times have joined a the growing demand for an honest investigation of the DC test cheating scandal (see the USA Today’s reporting here and here). Recently, the Post’s Robert McCartney speculated on the reasons behind the stonewalling. Official responses, as Winerip reveals in this New York Times article, have been to exonerate the person in charge and have far exceeded the usual caution about a presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Read his full article here.
“Both Ms. Rhee and [Atlanta superintendent] Dr. Hall conducted their own internal investigations that found little or no cheating. Both cities hired Caveon, a private test-security company, which reached the same conclusion. The state investigative report for Atlanta criticized the company, noting that “many schools for which there was
