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Cheating on the hard work of school reform

Cheating in school became education topic number one this week, except this time it wasn’t students cheating on tests–it was adults cheating for them, TIME reports. As part of a series, USA Today published an article strongly suggesting that teachers or administrators goosed student test score gains at an elementary and middle school in Washington, D.C. Since it was a school former D.C. chancellor Michelle Rhee had singled out for praise, the news created yet another battleground for Rhee combatants. The distraction is too bad because the focus on cheating offers–pardon the clichĂ©–a teachable moment for parents and policymakers…

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