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8/15/2011 12:00 AM
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CT Mirror, August 15, 2011
CT Mirror, August 15, 2011: Professor Michael Morris comments on recent cheating scandals that have plagued the administration of the Connecticut Mastery Test. The test of reading, mathematics and writing is given annually to children in grades three through eight and is the state's chief benchmark of educational progress. The extent of cheating is difficult to gauge, says Morris, who specializes in studies of ethical behavior.