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Here's How An Alleged Cheating Ring That Could Send Atlanta Teachers To Prison Was Uncovered

Beverly Hall holds up her award after she was named the 2009 Superintendent of the Year. Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC)." data-reactid="34">The dozen on trial could get up to 20 years in prison, and they might never have been prosecuted if it weren't for a pair of ambitious reporters at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC). and 26 scored at the highest level, Vogell and Perry wrote. More from that article: A miracle occurred at Atherton Elementary this summer, if its standardized math test scores are to be believed ... No other Georgia fifth grade pulled off such a feat in the past three years. ...

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-alleged-cheating-ring-could-184304631.html

 

When Teachers, Not Students, Do The Cheating

Opening arguments began today in the trial of 12 Atlanta educators charged in an alleged cheating conspiracy that came to light in 2009. Prosecutors claim there was widespread cheating on state tests throughout the city's public schools, affecting ...

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http://wamu.org/programs/all_things_considered/14/09/29/when_teachers_not_students_do_the_cheating

 

Trial begins for Atlanta teachers accused of inflating test scores

The Atlanta case, the most extensive in a string of U.S. school district cheating scandals in recent years, is the first trial in which elementary school teachers face charges of criminal racketeering. All 12 defendants are charged with violating Georgia ...

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http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-atlanta-schools-cheating-trial-20140929-story.html

 

Birmingham City Schools hired a teacher indicted in the Atlanta school cheating scandal

"The 6th grade team is a real good team of teachers," Tate said. Ward was indicted in March 2013 for actions she took while a Success-For-All facilitator at Parks Middle in Atlanta. She was charged on a racketeering/conspiracy count (everyone charged in ...

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http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/11/birmingham_city_schools_hired.html

 

Ala. teacher linked to Ga. cheating scandal placed on leave

(AP) - Birmingham City Schools officials say a recently hired teacher who pleaded guilty in the Atlanta Public ... Thursday afternoon on Possum Hill Rd. A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after one of the items taken in a burglary and posted on a website ...

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http://www.wtoc.com/story/27441859/ala-teacher-linked-to-ga-cheating-scandal-placed-on-leave

 

Former Atlanta superintendent charged in school cheating case dies: TV report

The former teachers, principals and administrators on trial are accused of conspiring to alter standardized test scores to boost their own bonuses. Closing arguments in the trial are set to begin March 16, but Hall's case had been delayed indefinitely due ...

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/02/us-usa-education-atlanta-idUSKBN0LY25V20150302

 

Former Atlanta superintendent charged in school cheating case dies: TV report

The former teachers, principals and administrators on trial are accused of conspiring to alter standardized test scores to boost their own bonuses. Closing arguments in the trial are set to begin March 16, but Hall's case had been delayed indefinitely due ...

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http://wibqam.com/news/articles/2015/mar/02/former-atlanta-superintendent-charged-in-school-cheating-case-dies-tv-report/

 

Ex-superintendent charged in Atlanta cheating scandal dies

ATLANTA — Beverly Hall, the former Atlanta Public Schools superintendent charged in what prosecutors called a broad ... The Jamaican-born Hall began her career in New York City as a teacher, principal and superintendent. After serving in top roles ...

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http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2015-03-02/ex-superintendent-charged-atlanta-cheating-scandal-dies

 

Closing arguments set in trial of Georgia teachers accused in testing scandal

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Closing arguments are expected to begin on Monday in the five-month trial of a dozen Atlanta public school educators charged with conspiring ... Annette Greene, attorney for former first-grade teacher Shani Robinson, said in opening ...

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http://kelo.com/news/articles/2015/mar/16/closing-arguments-set-in-trial-of-georgia-teachers-accused-in-testing-scandal/

 

Closing arguments set in trial of Georgia teachers accused in testing scandal

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Closing arguments are expected to begin on Monday in the five-month trial of a dozen Atlanta public school educators charged with conspiring ... Annette Greene, attorney for former first-grade teacher Shani Robinson, said in opening ...

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http://news.yahoo.com/closing-arguments-set-trial-georgia-teachers-accused-testing-112536478.html

 

Closing Arguments Set In Trial Of Georgia Teachers Accused In Testing Scandal

ATLANTA, March 16 (Reuters) - Closing arguments are expected to begin on Monday in the five-month trial of a dozen Atlanta public school educators charged with conspiring ... attorney for former first-grade teacher Shani Robinson, said in opening ...

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/16/trial-georgia-testing-scandal_n_6876484.html

 

Atlanta cheating case: 'Evidence is overwhleming,' prosecutor tells jury

All 12 defendants are charged with violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced ... During the nearly six-month trial, prosecutors called on more than 130 witnesses -- students, teachers, parents, testing experts, even former Georgia Gov.

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http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-atlanta-cheating-20150316-story.html

 

An epic and extremely rare cheating trial is coming to an end, and it could send teachers to prison for 20 years

Teachers? Racketeers? Really?" While only 12 ex-educators are on trial in Atlanta, dozens of teachers and administrators were initially charged and many have since pleaded guilty in exchange for their cooperation in exposing a scandal that captured ...

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http://www.businessinsider.com/closing-arguments-in-atlanta-cheating-trial-2015-3

 

An epic and extremely rare cheating trial is coming to an end, and it could send teachers to prison for 20 years

Teachers? Racketeers? Really?" While only 12 ex-educators are on trial in Atlanta, dozens of teachers and administrators were initially charged and many have since pleaded guilty in exchange for their cooperation in exposing a scandal that captured ...

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http://www.timesunion.com/technology/businessinsider/article/An-epic-and-extremely-rare-cheating-trial-is-6142554.php

 

11 former teachers convicted in test-cheating scandal

Prosecutors said the 12 former educators on trial were looking out for themselves, seeking bonuses for higher test scores rather than worrying about the education of the children they were charged with teaching. Defense attorneys said their clients were ...

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http://nypost.com/2015/04/01/11-former-teachers-convicted-in-test-cheating-scandal/

 

Atlanta Teachers Convicted in Huge, Crazy Standardized-Test Cheating Case

Eleven former Atlanta public school employees—including five teachers and a principal—were convicted Wednesday on racketeering charges related to a standardized-test cheating epidemic first exposed in 2009. Twenty-one other educators had previously admitted guilt in plea agreements; all were accused after investigations revealed that a number of schools systematically cheated on tests by obtaining questions in advance and changing student answers after the tests were completed. The individuals convicted Wednesday are scheduled to be sentenced on April 8 and face penalties of up to 20 years in prison. The New Yorker covered the scandal in a remarkable July 2014 story by ...

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slat...ting_teachers_principal_others_convicted.html

 

11 Atlanta educators convicted in test cheating scandal

Eleven former Atlanta Public Schools educators accused of participating in a test cheating conspiracy that drew nationwide attention were convicted Wednesday of racketeering charges. A grand jury indicted 35 educators in March 2013 on charges including racketeering, false statements and theft. Only one of the 12 educators on trial was acquitted of the racketeering charge; verdicts on the theft and false statements charges were mixed. Prosecutors claimed the former educators participated in a conspiracy to cheat on standardized tests dating back to 2005, motivated by pressure to meet federal and APS standards and receive bonuses or keep their jobs. Many ...

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/04/01/11-atlanta-educators-convicted-in-test-cheating-scandal/

 

Eleven Atlanta teachers in mass cheating scandal

Thirty-five people were originally charged in 2013, with many pleading guilty and some testifying at the trial. Scores more were implicated. "The cheating had been going on so long, we considered it part of our jobs," Jackie Parks, a former teacher who was ...

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32156570