With retention a problem, some teachers said they were under pressure to pass students with marginal performance and attendance. (nytimes.com)
A combination of teachers feeling sorry for failing students and administrative pressure on teachers to pass students if they wanted a good annual review are the reasons given for the fraud. (californiapolicycenter.org)
Believe me, if this thing passes any student that refuses to cooperate with me and behave in my class will be sent to the office and written up. (voices.washingtonpost.com)