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DC official: Ed Dept. now active in erasure probe - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post

DC official: Ed Dept. now active in erasure probe - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post

DC official: Ed Dept. now active in erasure probe

The U.S. Department of Education has been active in the District’s investigation into possible cheating on the DC CAS, a spokesman for the D.C. Inspector General’s office said Thursday.

Roger Burke, spokesman for D.C. Inspector General Charles Willoughby, offered few details. But he confirmed that the Education Department’s IG office was playing a role. When or how its involvement started, or how extensive it might be, he would not say.

“I’ve gone further than I usually do,” he said.

Catherine Grant, a spokeswoman for Education Department Inspector