Article: How Public Schools Lie To Parents And Betray Our Children

How Public Schools Lie To Parents And Betray Our Children

Under the "No Child Left Behind Act," public schools whose students consistently fail standardized tests can now be shut down. To protect their jobs, teachers and principals are now under intense pressure to cheat ? to fudge test scores and report cards to fool parents and school administrators.



How do public schools deceive parents? Joel Turtel, author of the new book, "Public Schools, Public Menace: How Public Schools Lie to Parents and Betray Our Children," lists some of the ways public schools can ?cheat?:



1. Poor students are excluded or discouraged from taking the tests.



2. Teachers assign tests as homework or teach test items in class.



3. Test security is minimal or even nonexistent.



4. Students are allowed m...
 

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