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I don't know nor have I ever heard of any state mandated test that is
graded or even touched by an individual teacher. In fact, if a teacher
so much as opens or breaks the seal on the test he will be fired and the
school is in deep trouble, as happened a few years ago in the city where
I used to teach.
It is the same in every state of which I am aware. The tests are sealed
and the folder they are in is sealed and the whole thing is sent to an
independent contractor for grading by machine. Writing samples are
taken to the independent contractor which hires retired teachers to read
and grade the writing essays.
Marty
Jack Uretsky wrote:
Hi all-
Even though there are some state-mandated standards, a state
cannot control a public-school teacher's grading of a test. So, see
below:
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