Friday, April 05, 2013

Nerd News: the Atlanta Cheating Scandal

From earlier this week, which I missed because I was busy: SHAME:
Thirty-five Atlanta educators are expected to surrender Tuesday after being indicted in the biggest alleged cheating scandal involving standardized testing in American history. The list of suspects includes everyone from the former superintendent to principals and teachers. 
... Investigators say Atlanta's school district orchestrated a culture of cheating to benefit those at the top. 
Nearly 200 educators admitted to taking part in the massive scandal: they tampered with students' standardized tests and corrected answers to inflate scores. Some teachers had pizza parties to erase wrong answers and circle in the right ones. One principal allegedly handled altered tests wearing gloves to avoid leaving her fingerprints.

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