Texas Launches Cheating Probe
Texas education officials have announced a sweeping review of test security and a new monitoring plan for the state accountability system after a newspaper investigation alleged that assessment results for hundreds of schools throughout the state—including one celebrated elementary school in Houston—showed evidence of cheating and other irregularities.
The Texas Education Agency outlined its plan Jan. 10 for investigating suspected cheating and stemming future problems. The move comes on the heels of similar announcements by the superintendents in Houston and Dallas, the state’s two largest districts.
“We take cheating very seriously in our state, and we will be taking whatever actions are necessary to maintain the integrity of our testing program,” Commissioner of Education Shirley Neeley said at a press conference. “This whole situation is embarrassing, … but we’re not putting our heads in...
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