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Success Academy, New York City's biggest charter school network, has filed a lawsuit against the state Education Department, accusing it of improperly withholding advanced placement test data which caused Success Academy to drop nearly 200 spots in a state ranking. The department claims that the withholding was necessary to protect student privacy and prevent identification of individual students, while critics contend this is an excuse for concealing poor performance at public schools. Success Academy argues that parents require accurate test results to evaluate school effectiveness and ensure educators are held responsible.

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Success Academy, New York City's largest charter-school network, has filed a lawsuit against the state Education Department over the withholding of advanced placement test data. The lawsuit claims this action caused Success Academy to fall nearly 200 spots in statewide rankings. The Education Department maintains it withheld the results to protect student privacy and prevent identification of individual students. However, critics suggest that the department is using student privacy as an excuse to hide poor performance at many public schools. Supporters of Success Academy argue that parents need reliable test data to evaluate school effectiveness and ensure accountability among educators.

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A lawsuit by Success Academy, New York City's largest charter-school network, alleges that the state Education Department improperly withheld advanced lacement test data, causing it to plunge nearly 200 spots in a state ranking.

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Education Department officials say they withheld the test results to protect student privacy and prevent the release of information that could identify individual students, but critics argue that the privacy explanation is a cover for hiding how poorly many public schools are performing. uncertain

schools → say → students

Success Academy and its supporters say parents need access to reliable test data so they can judge how well schools are preparing students for college and hold educators accountable. asserted

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