Ga. schools tighten testing rules after audit

ATLANTA - School districts across Georgia have scrambled to tighten the rules for how standardized tests are administered in the wake of a state audit that revealed cheating in at least four elementary schools.

A few districts have cracked down on where the test answer sheets are stored once they are completed by students. Others are requiring answer sheets be turned in to a state collection warehouse immediately rather than being kept on campus for several days.

The June audit showed that someone changed answers on fifth-grade math tests last year after students had turned their answers in to teachers. Two DeKalb County school administrators were charged criminally after the audit, and about a dozen educators lost their teaching licenses in Georgia as a result.