America's biggest teacher and principal cheating scandal unfolds in Atlanta

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ChristianScienceMonitor.com:

Atlanta
Award-winning gains by Atlanta students were based on widespread cheating by 178 named teachers and principals, said Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on Tuesday. His office released a report from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation that names 178 teachers and principals – 82 of whom confessed – in what's likely the biggest cheating scandal in US history.

This appears to be the largest of dozens of major cheating scandals, unearthed across the country. The allegations point an ongoing problem for US education, which has developed an ever-increasing dependence on standardized tests.

The report on the Atlanta Public Schools, released Tuesday, indicates a "widespread" conspiracy by teachers, principals and administrators to fix answers on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT), punish whistle-blowers, and hide improprieties.

It "confirms our worst fears," says Mayor Kasim Reed. "There is no doubt that systemic cheating occurred on a widespread basis in the school system." The news is “absolutely devastating," said Brenda Muhammad, chairwoman of the Atlanta school board. "It’s our children. You just don’t cheat children.”

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It's for the chirrrun

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You are a student in Atlanta. Your teachers and principles have committed major fraud and cheating to benefit themselves. Given the above statements to be factual, which of the following statements are true?

 

A- All the guilty teachers and principals will be fired.

 

B- Some of the guilty teachers and principals will be penalized.

 

C- Students will be required to retest.

 

D- None of the above.

 

E- I need to ask my teacher for the correct answer.

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CBS Atlanta:

ATLANTA (WAOK)- Words like “devastating” and “troubling” are being used to describe the results of an investigation into cheating on standardized tests in Georgia. The partial results of the investigation were released today by Governor Nathan Deal. Among the disturbing findings:

Cheating occurred in the majority of Atlanta Public Schools

Cheating may have occurred over a 10 year period

Former Atlanta Superintendent Beverly Hall knew-or should have known about the cheating

As many as 178 educators including more than 3 dozen principals were involved in the CRCT cheating scandal

Governor Deal said the results of the report should be taken seriously and there may be more consequences for those involved.
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They can't believe there was gambling going on in their establishment...

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You are a student in Atlanta. Your teachers and principles have committed major fraud and cheating to benefit themselves. Given the above statements to be factual, which of the following statements are true?

 

A- All the guilty teachers and principles will be fired.

 

B- Some of the guilty teachers and principles will be penalized.

 

C- Students will be required to retest.

 

D- None of the above.

 

E- I need to ask my teacher for the correct answer.

 

 

 

A. The problem was that neither the teachers nor the principals had principles.

[clearvision]

You are a student in Atlanta. Your teachers and principles have committed major fraud and cheating to benefit themselves. Given the above statements to be factual, which of the following statements are true?

 

A- All the guilty teachers and principles will be fired.

 

B- Some of the guilty teachers and principles will be penalized.

 

C- Students will be required to retest.

 

D- None of the above.

 

E- I need to ask my teacher for the correct answer.

 

 

 

A. The problem was that neither the teachers nor the principals had principles.

 

That will teach me to rely on spell check late at night...

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