This system directly ties test scores to teacher pay, meaning that if a student scores higher than last year, this year's teacher will receive a better evaluation and therefore better pay. But if a student scores lower than last year, or doesn't improve enough, that student would lower the teacher's score; even if the student answered all the questions correctly, they could still count against the teacher if their predicted score is higher than their possible score (this actually happens more often than you think). This could force great teachers out of the program. field, and some less honest educators to more drastic measures. In 2009, eleven educators were convicted of changing students' test answers to receive a better score, this was later called the Atlanta scandal. Some schools shorten or even eliminate breaks to teach the test, or even teach the test all day instead of real-life application. And you know the worst part? It doesn't help! When the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) reported scores for 2012, they were similar to those for 1999, when the United States ranked 28th out of 40 countries.