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Atlanta public school exams fudged
- 07-07-2011
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By Greg Toppo/USA Today
A state probe has found that teachers and principals in dozens of Atlanta public schools doctored students' test papers — the latest scandal involving the high-stakes world of standardized testing in the nation's school systems. The investigation, detailed Wednesday in a report issued by Georgia Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, showed that Atlanta school administrators emphasized test results "to the exclusion of integrity and ethics." The pressure even prompted one frightened third-grade teacher to tell investigators that "there are ways that APS (Atlanta Public Schools) can get back at you" if teachers don't go along with cheating. "APS is run like the Mob," the teacher said, according to the investigation report. The results come as standardized tests generate increased scrutiny: (more...)
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