Cheating in Chicago. (Update: education news from schools, business, research and professional organizations).A Chicago test cheating investigation revealed in November that 16 people at 10 schools could be involved in the elaborate scam. Investigators found many erasures on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills from wrong to right answers in one teacher's set of tests. Principal Joanne Davis of Armour School allegedly allowed the tests to stay in classrooms overnight during the testing period rather than locking them up, said Peter Cunningham
prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Chicago Sun-Times. Since the cheating probe was announced in October, a substitute teacher was fired for providing test clues, allowing students extra time, and erasing incorrect answers. The Chicago Teachers Union The Chicago Teachers Union is a labor union representing teachers in the Chicago public school system. It is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO and the American Federation of Teachers and has over 36,000 members. The current president (2007) is Marilyn Stewart. president claimed in November that no tenured ten·ured adj. Having tenure: tenured civil servants; tenured faculty. Adj. 1. tenured teacher faced discipline. |
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