Assessment News in Brief

Officials in Ariz. Seek Probe of Suspected Cheating

By The Associated Press — May 12, 2015 1 min read
  • Save to favorites
  • Print

Arizona education officials last week asked the state attorney general’s office to investigate possible cheating at seven schools where officials say some students’ answers on standardized tests were erased and changed to the correct answers at a higher-than-normal rate.

The state education department invalidated a number of 2014 tests at the schools because of answers being changed.

Schools Superintendent Diane Douglas said in a letter to the attorney general’s office that the department has not concluded that any particular student, teacher, or administrator was responsible for the changes.

A version of this article appeared in the May 13, 2015 edition of Education Week as Officials in Ariz. Seek Probe of Suspected Cheating

Events

Student Well-Being & Movement K-12 Essentials Forum How Schools Are Teaching Students Life Skills
Join this free virtual event to explore creative ways schools have found to seamlessly integrate teaching life skills into the school day.
This content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.
Sponsor
Special Education Webinar
Bridging the Math Gap: What’s New in Dyscalculia Identification, Instruction & State Action
Discover the latest dyscalculia research insights, state-level policy trends, and classroom strategies to make math more accessible for all.
Content provided by TouchMath
This content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.
Sponsor
School & District Management Webinar
Too Many Initiatives, Not Enough Alignment: A Change Management Playbook for Leaders
Learn how leadership teams can increase alignment and evaluate every program, practice, and purchase against a clear strategic plan.
Content provided by Otus

EdWeek Top School Jobs

Teacher Jobs
Search over ten thousand teaching jobs nationwide — elementary, middle, high school and more.
View Jobs
Principal Jobs
Find hundreds of jobs for principals, assistant principals, and other school leadership roles.
View Jobs
Administrator Jobs
Over a thousand district-level jobs: superintendents, directors, more.
View Jobs
Support Staff Jobs
Search thousands of jobs, from paraprofessionals to counselors and more.
View Jobs

Read Next

Assessment Online Portals Offer Instant Access to Grades. That’s Not Always a Good Thing
For students and parents, is real-time access to grades an accountability booster or an anxiety provoker?
5 min read
Image of a woman interacting with a dashboard and seeing marks that are on target and off target. The mood is concern about the mark that is off target.
Visual Generation/Getty
Assessment Should Teachers Allow Students to Redo Classwork?
Allowing students to redo assignments is another aspect of the traditional grading debate.
2 min read
A teacher talks with seventh graders during a lesson.
A teacher talks with seventh graders during a lesson. The question of whether students should get a redo is part of a larger discussion on grading and assessment in education.
Allison Shelley for All4Ed
Assessment Grade Grubbing—Who's Asking and How Teachers Feel About It
Teachers are being asked to change student grades, but the requests aren't always coming from parents.
1 min read
Ashley Perkins, a second-grade teacher at the Dummerston, Vt., School, writes a "welcome back" message for her students in her classroom for the upcoming school year on Aug. 22, 2025.
Ashley Perkins, a 2nd grade teacher at the Dummerston, Vt., School, writes a "welcome back" message for her students in her classroom on Aug. 22, 2025. Many times teachers are being asked to change grades by parents and administrators.
Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP
Assessment Letter to the Editor It’s Time to Think About What Grades Really Mean
"Traditional grading often masks what a learner actually knows or is able to do."
1 min read
Education Week opinion letters submissions
Gwen Keraval for Education Week