In Georgia, test-answer erasures triggered criminal probe *By Jack Gillum and Marisol Bello, USA TODAY* Kathleen Mathers oversees investigations of cheating in Georgia schools. (Photo by By Ben Gray, Atlanta Journal Constitution) The same kind of high erasure rates that have been reported on standardized ...
When standardized test scores soared in D.C., were the gains real? *By Jack Gillum and Marisol Bello, USA TODAY* Marvin Tucker raised questions about high test scores of daughter Marlana, right, now 16, that showed math proficiency despite her struggle with the basics when she attended D.C.'s Noyes. (Photo by Jack ...