(AJC) — Subpoenas issued by a federal grand jury suggest a sweeping criminal investigation into a cheating scandal in the Atlanta Public Schools. The grand jury appears to be looking not only at cheating on federally mandated tests, but also at how the school district handled allegations of widespread irregularities, court records obtained by The […]
(AJC) — Fulton County’s district attorney said Wednesday his office’s investigation of the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating scandal is months away from completion. DA Paul Howard appeared at a news conference with members of the Concerned Black Clergy, who praised the prosecutor for meeting with them last Friday and hearing their concerns. Clergy members, such […]
(AJC) — The state’s investigation into test tampering at Atlanta Public Schools took an ominous turn last week for the teachers and administrators implicated in the scandal. Many had faced disciplinary action by the state commission that licenses educators. Now, some of them may be charged with crimes. Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard on Tuesday […]
(WXIA-TV) — Some of Atlanta’s leading African-American preachers fired a multi-barreled blast on Monday at the now criminal investigation into cheating on standardized tests in some city public schools. They called it a “costly witch hunt”. “We expect our prosecutors to go after criminals and not our educators,” said Dr. Richard Cobble, President of the […]
(AJC) — Numerous Atlanta Public Schools employees have confessed to changing students’ test papers, providing answers to students or watching others manipulate tests, according to an official briefed on the state’s investigation into cheating on standardized tests. The official, who was not authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said […]