Ohio Education Officials Flag Testing Irregularities at 15 Cleveland Area Schools
Ohio education officials have identified significant testing anomalies in state tests administered this spring at 15 schools in the Cleveland area, including three Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) elementary schools and 12 charter schools in Cuyahoga County. The flagged schools are Clark, Paul L. Dunbar, and Robinson G. Jones within CMSD, and charter schools such as T2 Honors Academy, Harvard Performance Academy, Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy, Cleveland Preparatory Academy, Cleveland Sports Academy, Thompson School for Girls, Northstar School of Innovation & Leadership, Ohio College Preparatory School, SMART Academy, STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights, Broadway Academy, and Lincoln Park Academy. These irregularities were detected through a statewide review initiated after unusual trends were reported at two Columbus City Schools high schools. The inconsistencies include answers changed from wrong to right at a higher-than-average rate, student answers not aligning with their ab...