Of course, looking at current events, based on firing teachers who under-perform, never mind cyberbaiting by unscrupulous brats, the other issue does pertain to administration and instructors that will fudge anything to look better.
The Princeton Review bases its college rankings on student opinion rather than test data, Franek said, so he was uncertain whether a change as small as that reported would make a difference.
At this time, we have no reason to believe that other individuals were involved, Gann wrote in her message to staff.
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Gann said the critical reading and math scores reported to U.S. News and others were generally inflated by an average of 10-20 points each.
Gann wrote that she was first warned of inaccurate reporting earlier this month and asked other administrators to investigate, leading to an administrators admission of guilt and Mondays announcement.
The current U.S. News rankings list Claremont McKenna as the ninth-best liberal arts college in the country, a ct noted on Ganns biography on the colleges website.
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The examples we have today are located in Washington and include both houses of Congress and both parties. When engaged in a campaign, they bend the truth or tell outright lsehoods just to smear their opponent. No wonder there is such a lack of integrity in this country.
NEW YORK - A senior administrator at Californias Claremont McKenna College resigned after admitting that for years he lsified SAT scores to publications such as U.S. News & World Report to inflate the small, prestigious schools ranking among the nations colleges and universities, according to the colleges president.
Better grades = more entitlements...
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Agreed. What does happen to students, and should they not be reimbursed?
Nobody should be surprised...
Such an patriots administrators arent they..who will do anything to win.. such a lie and steal..to be on top..such patrotism!
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What happens to the students.. whose SAT scores USED of which were lsified? Or did this administrator just suColleges ke SAT scores lead to admins ouster schools e mailbmit lse SAT scores.. hoping he wouldnt be found as a Liar..
I am sick of fraud and those committing it getting away with it.
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We want to put out very clear information so that students can make an informed decision about their school, Franek said. I feel like so many schools have a very clear obligation to college-bound students to report this information honestly.
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Colleges ke SAT scores lead to admins ouster schools e mail,President Pamela Gann told college staff members and students about the lsified scores in an email Monday, The New York Timesreported.
The school has not officially identified the administrator who admitted the wrongdoing.
What was the Administrators gain in doing this? I strongly believe he was ordered to do it by someone higher up, like the President. Thats the person who had everything to gain by boosting the school higher.
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Gann wrote that a senior administrator had taken sole responsibility for lsifying the scores, admitted doing so since 2005, and resigned his post.
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There you have it.......... A 900 to a 1478 with no trouble, no enforcement, and no remorse.....
The liberal arts school, part of the Claremont colleges cluster east of Los Angeles, has about 1,200 students and places a strong academic focus on political science and economics.
Gann said a law firm has been hired to investigate further.
