Cheating In Schools: Are High Stake Tests to Blame - 2 views
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#1 Brittany McElroy on 28 Sep 10"We're sending the message to kids that success at any cost is more important than character." This is a theme throughout the article titled Cheating in Schools: Are High Stake Tests to Blame written by Kathy Koch. In this article Koch explains that students, teachers, and other staff are placed under a great amount of stress when it comes to testing. Within school districts, funding comes from the test scores and if the scores are lower than average, the funding stops.