Back to School: New Jersey cheating questions hit close to home
Investigations of teachers and administrators helping their students cheat on state achievement tests remain disconcerting and discouraging — especially when they occur as close to home as Woodbridge and other local districts.
Some of these cases are relatively decisive. A high-profile investigation in Atlanta implicated dozens of teachers and administrators and ultimately took down the district superintendent.
But there are murkier outcomes. An investigation into New Jersey’s own Camden schools, where cheating was never proven outright, led to a settlement last year with the whistleblower — a district principal — and left lots of unanswered questions. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)