The PRRSV PCR used at the AHL did not change until after the PCVAD outbreak was resolved indicating that the changes in test positivity were not a result of changing test accuracy.
The allegations, which center on dozens of employees who are suspected of changing test answers to improve scores, have already been the focus of investigations by the state and the Atlanta school system that have cost more than $1 million.
Firstly, the changing test population dictates that task content will need to be periodically reviewed in order to fully engage the physical characteristics of ever increasing numbers of younger test takers.
The rapidly changing test rosters and complex analysis platforms in molecular diagnostics have meant that many clinical laboratories still use labor-intensive manual processing and testing without the level of automation seen in high-volume chemistry and hematology testing.
Registration fees for the SAT and ACT can also add up, and there are additional fees for changing test dates or locations, retesting and late registration.
Atlanta, where the superintendent and 34 other educators were recently indicted for changing test answers, has adopted eight of nine security practices, as has Texas, where the former El Paso superintendant is now in federal prison for a scheme to encourage low-performing students to drop out.
