[struggle]

Same thing happened to a high school in Port Royal, MS. Went from a ‘1’ (lowest) to a ‘5’ (highest) in one year with a new principal.

[TexasFreeper2009]

A representative of the state and or federal government should be present at all testing for NCLB

[Craftmore]

I worked for an insurance company many years ago that had a 2 week state licensing school.Every day of that 2 weeks was used taking practice state tests.
the entire class consisted of learning what the different types of questions were and how to recognize the correct answer.No actual training was given in state insurance laws or regulations.
I explain this,because when the state of Ohio started testing our schools,I saw the exact same thing occur in my childrens classrooms.Only instead of spending 2 weeks,the teachers would spend an entire month twice a school year teaching my children how to pass the 2 tests given each year.Out of a 9 month school year,2 months were wasted taking practice tests on how to recognize the correct answers,but NO actual learning or teaching occurred.I saw this happen in all 3 school districts within my area.This was in Athens county Ohio,and happened in Nelsonville ,Athens,and Alexander school districts.When I would confront the teachers,principals,and superintendent,I was told it was the only way they could meet the states requirements.
I feel this is cheating of an even worse type than simply erasing answers,as it cheated my children of 2 months of valuable learning time.It also caused burn out of students when all they do for 2 months is take practice tests.