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Every year, a small group of South Carolina Department of Education employees gathers behind closed doors to scour thousands of students' standardized test results and search for cheaters. In an attempt to identify educators who have illegally tried to improve their class or school scores, the group hunts for classes, schools and districts with unusually high numbers of test answers that have been erased and corrected. | |||||
| Test police monitor school results Every year, a small group of South Carolina Department of Education employees gathers behind closed doors to scour thousands of students' standardized test results and search for cheaters. In an attempt to identify educators who have illegally tried to improve their class or school scores, the group hunts for classes, schools and districts with unusually high numbers of test answers that have been erased and corrected. Man dies after boat hits navigation markerA boater was killed when his boat hit a navigational marker in the dark on the Intracoastal Waterway near Georgetown late Friday. Ed Fountain, 68, of Timmonsville, was pronounced dead upon arrival at Georgetown Memorial Hospital, the Coast Guard said Saturday. A second man in the boat was injured. Camera project gains supportCharleston Police Chief Greg Mullen spent the past year easing concerns and building support for putting the Holy City under the all-seeing eyes of video surveillance cameras. Momentum seems to be building for the plan, and even some early skeptics say the chief has won them over. Now, Mul... Coast Guard member embraces schoolU.S. Coast Guard Operation Specialist Brandon Earhart's boss is a big proponent of community service, and when he put up a list seeking volunteers for an educational outreach project, Earhart was quick to sign up. | ||||
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