Sounds like some teachers at Wai'anae Intermediate School don't have faith in their students:
The Department of Education has halted standardized testing at Wai'anae Intermediate School and launched an investigation after learning that eighth-graders apparently were given some test questions and answers in preparation for the high-stakes exams, schools superintendent Pat Hamamoto said yesterday...Hamamoto said she knows there has been a lot of talk about how difficult the tests are, as well as the possibility they may be too hard. "We know that when tests get rigid and tests get difficult, these things occur, but that doesn't make it acceptable," she said. "It's unacceptable. Cheating in any form on the HSA is unacceptable."
The 2003-04 NCLB state summary shows that 53% of Hawaiian schools did not meet performance targets; percent proficient on reading and math are at 45% and 23%, respectively. Regardless, cheating is unacceptable, and I'm glad to see the superintendent state this so clearly.
Posted by kswygert at April 11, 2005 10:02 AM