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Carlos Ceia

Carlos Ceia

Portuguese writer

  • Jun 18

    Portugal orders audit of exam institute after identical cartoon appears in national test and prep manual

    The Portuguese Ministry of Education has ordered an audit of the exam-setting institute EduQA after a 12th-grade Portuguese exam used a cartoon that had already appeared in a commercial preparation manual, raising equity concerns among 80,000 students.

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