District Accused of Test Tampering
From Times Wire Reports
The Austin, Texas, school district and a deputy superintendent were indicted on charges of tampering with statewide tests to make their students appear smarter. The Austin Independent School District and Deputy Supt. Margaret Kay Psencik allegedly altered identification numbers on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills tests of 16 students who had performed poorly so that the exams would not be counted.
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