A tutor helps students at Benjamin O. Davis Middle School in Compton last week.
Credit: AP Photo/Eric Thayer
On paper, the Compton Unified School District has soared in its academic performance in the last decade.
District Superintendent Darin Brawley has, in part, attributed the upswing to regular assessments and the use of standardized test scores to help determine academic strategies at individual school sites.
But some teachers question whether the improved scores should be celebrated — and have claimed that the scores are higher because the district puts all of its emphasis on preparing students for tests, rather than educating them completely, a tactic they claim impedes rather than helps students.
“We’re testing in September, October, November, December, January, February, March — like we’re testing every month, so that the district has the numbers,” said Kristen Luevanos, the…
