Teacher Testing

D.C. teacher evaluation formula could change

24 May 2012

Standardized test scores, which weigh heavily in the annual evaluations of some D.C. teachers, could diminish in importance under new guidelines issued by the District’s state education agency. The potential change involves the D.C. public school system and 29 of 53 public charter schools in the District that are participants in the federal Race to the Top grant program. The District received a ...

Mar Vista: Charter school teacher resigns amid probe of alleged test tampering

24 May 2012

A fourth-grade teacher at Ocean Charter School in Mar Vista has stepped down from her position days after it was discovered that irregularities occurred during state mandated testing in her class.

ISTEP cheating allegations investigated

23 May 2012

Washington Township’s superintendent on Wednesday addressed allegations that a teacher violated ISTEP testing rules at North Central High School. Read more at www.WISHTV.com