Cruel costs now clearer - CQ Today

In 1996, the Chicago Public School system introduced tough penalties for schools whose students achieved low reading scores. Schools with low scores would be placed on probation and threatened with being shut down.

Test scores did increase but unfortunately so did cheating by teachers. Putting so much pressure on one measure caused poor behaviour in other areas. A few years later some teachers were sacked.

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