Confusion lingers over handling of cheating probes at charters
This article is an updated version of a story that appears in our print edition.
By Bill Hangley and Dale Mezzacappa
Walter Palmer knows it sounds odd to ask a school suspected of cheating to investigate itself. And he knows it might raise eyebrows when the state closes that investigation when the school can’t explain its suspicious test results.
That’s exactly what happened at the Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School, where an internal investigation found no explanation for what state officials called “extensive evidence of testing irregularities.” But its founder and board chair insists that his school and its investigation can be trusted.
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By Bill Hangley and Dale Mezzacappa
Walter Palmer knows it sounds odd to ask a school suspected of cheating to investigate itself. And he knows it might raise eyebrows when the state closes that investigation when the school can’t explain its suspicious test results.
That’s exactly what happened at the Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School, where an internal investigation found no explanation for what state officials called “extensive evidence of testing irregularities.” But its founder and board chair insists that his school and its investigation can be trusted.
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