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Daley Calls Alleged CPS Grade Tampering a "Great Disservice"
Produced by Alex Keefe on Tuesday, September 01, 2009
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Mayor Richard Daley says Chicago Public Schools teachers who may have doctored grades represent a "failure of their profession."
Daley was responding to a published survey that found many teachers have felt pressure from colleagues or parents to change a student's grades.
The survey by the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Teachers Union found 35 percent of CPS teachers have felt pressure from a coworker to change grades for the better.
And it found 21 percent of them actually did.
Mayor Daley says that is "unacceptable."
DALEY: Why are you cheating that student and their family? Why are you doing that to them? I flunked courses. I admit it. And I had to go to a summer school. Or I had to get a tutor. What's wrong with that?
Daley urged the school district to get to the bottom of the matter.
Chicago Public Schools Inspector General James Sullivan says his office is investigating the allegations.
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Virginia, Rogers Park // Tuesday, September 01, 2009 @ 3:19 PM
There is just too much pressure on both teachers and students. Grade changing goes on at the bequest of the principal, other teachers and other administrative team members. The purpose is to 'look good' and see how many children are passing! Discipline is the main problem. What good is it if a school is spending $200,000 alone on discipline ( salary + Health benefits) if over the year discipline throughout the school is not imporving. Parents need tobe called over and over and over until they come to school and cooperate and help the school help their child. This is a community effort!
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