by Kathy Lohr
August 10, 2011
About 48,000 students headed back to school this
week in the Atlanta Public Schools and there's a lot of work ahead —
not just for the students, but for the whole district. It's recovering
from a scandal that involved widespread cheating on student tests.
Nearly 200 teachers and staff have been implicated at about half of the
district's schools.
The district downplayed
reports that showed a huge number of incorrect answers on student
achievement tests were changed, so state investigators got involved.
Just last month, Governor Nathan Deal released a 400-page report that
detailed unethical behavior, and a climate of fear and intimidation.
"The
report's findings are troubling, but I am encouraged that this
investigation will bring closure to the problems that existed in the
Atlanta Public Schools and restore the focus on students and the
classroom," Gov. Deal said at a press conference. Story continued here...
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