Update about the superintendent who failed the English literacy test from USA Today:

Here's a multiple-choice question: What happens when the school superintendent, 20 certified teachers and 41% of high school seniors fail tests they're required to pass? (In the superintendent's case, it's the third time he has failed the basic literacy test.)

A. No one is punished. All receive extra support before the retest.

B. Everyone suffers. The seniors don't graduate on time, and the adults are suspended without pay until they pass their tests.

C. The students don't graduate, but the educators keep their jobs.

D. The students and teachers are punished, but the superintendent is praised by his state's governor and receives a 3% raise.

Those who selected ''C'' have a grasp of the system; they know there's often a double standard for kids and adults. But ''D'' is the correct answer, because Lawrence, Mass., where this situation is unfolding, operates on a different double standard: Punish students and teachers, but reward leaders.

Read the article.