Ohio school audit release set Feb. 11
Written by By Associated Press   
Saturday, 26 January 2013 19:40

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A statewide audit following evidence of manipulation of attendance reporting in some Ohio school districts is set for release Feb. 11.

Ohio Auditor Dave Yost says in a statement that fieldwork has been completed. He says there are now consultations under way with the Ohio Department of Education and with school districts that appear to have "scrubbed" attendance data.

The audit began after an internal audit found irregular practices in Columbus City Schools, and questionable practices also surfaced at Toledo Public Schools and the Cincinnati-area Lockland City Schools.

The schools reportedly were trying to improve state performance ratings.


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# 2013-01-26 23:34
The question no one is asking is this: Why are schools being held accountable for test scores of students who never come to school? They fail the test because they are never at school, not even on test days, or test make-up days. Isn't that like making a dentist responsible for patients' cavities, even if they never come for a visit? Where is the sanity in this? Perhaps it is because non-educators are making decisions about education matters.
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