John Dewey HS Scandal: Audit slams city over ‘troubling’ grade-fixing fallout | New York Post They cheated the kids. John Dewey HS students got credit for sham “Project Graduation” classes in a grade-fixing scheme that robbed them of their education, according to a new state audit that also slams the city for shrugging off the findings. The Brooklyn school’s “make-up” and “credit recovery” courses failed to meet a slew of requirements — letting many students improperly graduate, says the blistering audit sent to the city on Friday and provided to The Post. “Far too many students received course credit they shouldn’t have and that is unacceptable,” state Education Department Executive Deputy Commissioner Elizabeth Berlin said ... Continue reading... https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2018/03/john-dewey-hs-scandal-audit-slams-city.html
High school accused of massive grade-fixing scheme 23 March 2015 Teaching kids takes so much effort, staffers at John Dewey High School in Brooklyn have found a quicker way to fix persistent failure rates, sources said: Just let them pass. Investigators are probing accusations of a massive grade-fixing scheme by educators desperate to boost the graduation rate at Dewey, The Post has learned. Multiple sources claim Dewey is cutting corners by passing kids with the help of a shady “credit recovery” program that students sarcastically call “Easy Pass.” The system allows failing pupils to get passing grades by playing games, doing work online or taking abbreviated programs that critics argue ... https://nypost.com/2015/03/23/high-school-accused-of-massive-grade-fixing-scheme/
