On the 2009 reading test, for example, seventh-graders in one Noyes classroom averaged 12.7 wrong-to-right erasures per student on answer sheets; the average for seventh-graders in all D.C. schools on that test was less than 1. The odds are better for winning the Powerball grand prize than having that many erasures by chance, according to statisticians consulted by USA TODAY.
A USA Today investigative piece looks at high erasure rates on standardized tests at Washington, DCs Crosby S. Noyes Education Campus, which went from a school in need to one of DCs shining stars. The report notes that three years ago, DCs Office of the State Superintendent of Education asked test-maker McGraw-Hill to do erasure analysis after some schools showed big gains in in proficiency rates on April 2008 tests. Among 96 schools flagged for wrong-to-right erasures were eight of the 10 campuses where [DC Superintendent Michelle] Rhee handed out so-called TEAM awards to recognize, reward and retain high-performing educators and support staff, as the districts website says. Noyes was one of these.
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