No child's leftist behind: Cheaters get a pass

When the Federal Government decided to get involved in education - an area which is constitutionally within the jurisdiction of the states - the results are predictable.  The No Child Left Behind program which offers big bucks to school districts that comply has schools clamoring to make sure that no student fails - regardless of whether they actually learn enough to warrant passing grades.  There is a lot of pressure on teachers to make sure kids pass.  Thus failing grades are eliminated and cheaters are excused because they drag down the average scores if punished.  

The West Potomac High School in Fairfax County, Virginia are the poster child for how this is hurting.   Here's just one example of how the system is being turned upside down from local Virginia Radio Station new site WTOP.com (quoting the Washington Post):

"West Potomac High School in Fairfax County, which previously asked its teachers to eliminate Fs from the grading scale, is now prompting faculty to offer students caught cheating a chance to retake the test instead of receiving a zero, according to a Washington Post report."

Maybe there's some "cheating" going on at the board level as well?  See Barbara Hollingsworth: Fairfax public schools officials cheat on test scores at the Washington Examiner.