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To Catch a Cheat

July 2006
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Brian Jacob, Steven Levitt
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The pressures of accountability may encourage school personnel to doctor the results from high-stakes tests. Here’s how to stop them.

Student taking a standardized test
  • Brian Jacob
  • Steven Levitt
  • No Child Left Behind Act
  • Cheating
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  • accountability
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  • SAT
  • teacher cheating
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