CONFIRMED CASES OF TEST-CHEATING
(2009 – 2015)
In the past five years cheating cases have been documented in 40 states plus the District of Columbia and U.S. Department of Defense schools, according to government and news media reports compiled by the National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest). Jurisdictions with schools whose unlikely score gains were flagged by the Atlanta Journal Constitution or USA Today statistical analyses are not included unless there is additional evidence to confirm the listing:
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California *
Colorado *
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia *
Florida *
Georgia *
Illinois
Indiana *
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana *
Maine
Maryland *
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri *
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey *
New Mexico
New York *
North Carolina
Ohio *
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania *
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas *
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
U.S. Department of Defense Schools
* Apparent widespread pattern
updated July 22, 2015 – Bob Schaeffer