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Harmony Community School in Cincinnati, Ohio was among several charters in the state that tested fewer than half of its students, according to Ohio Department of Education test participation rates. Just 18 percent of Harmony students took the math tests and 40 percent took the reading tests. Charter school leaders say that when students transfer from district schools to a charter, the district fails or refuses to transfer records detailing whether students have taken and passed state tests. This leaves charter school faculty to guess which students should be tested. Individual schools within districts have failed to test students, too. The situation is rare, according to state officials, and schools where enrollment does not correspond with the number of students tested are to be investigated. Not all charter schools struggled with test participation, however, and some tested 97 to 100 percent of their students.
Source: The Enquirer
Date: 09/11/2005
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