The Biggest Testing Scandal of All

Reblogged from Diane Ravitch's blog:

Pearson has a contract with the state of Texas for five years that is worth close to $500 million.

That ought to bring gold-plated service and products to the children of Texas, right?

Wrong.

Pearson is advertising for test graders in Texas on craigslist!

The graders need only a bachelor's degree, and they will be paid $12 an hour.

They will be "trained," of course, but think of it.

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Walter Rhett is a New York Times verified commenter, with the privilege to post without moderation or Times editorial review. He writes "Digging Deeper," a masthead blog for Democrats for Progress and his blog, "Southern Perlo" appears on the political page of the San Francisco Examiner. He is one of 1150 people followed on twitter by the Oxford Dictionary. He writes from Charleston, SC.
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