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The Atlanta cheating scandal : How students were harmed

April 15, 2015 | By RALPH KASARDA

By now, most everyone has heard of the Atlanta Public School cheating scandal.  Thirty-five educators were indicted, twenty-one pleaded guilty, thirteen went to trial, eleven were convicted, and eight are going to prison.  Some of those convicted received severe prison sentences.  For instance, three former school administrators were given 20-ye ...