In a 413-page investigate report revealed by state of Georgia Governor in July 2011 revealed a test-cheating scandal that tarnished the system’s once-stellar reputation of the Atlanta Public Schools. The investigate team after interviewed more than 2,000 people and reviewed more than 800,000 documents identified 178 principal and teachers who were involved in cheating in more than 75 percent of the schools in the district. I was also revealed that such fraud has been taking since at least 2001.

The fraud included holding cheating “parties” to collectively alter student’s test scores. The culture of cheating within the school system has been so pervasive and effective that between 2002 and 2009, the district’s eight graders falsely appeared to have the greatest overall improvement in the National Assessment of Education Progress’ reading test scores compared to students from any other urban district in the US.

It is incredible to find out a cheating scandal of this magnitude and that involved that many people. A teacher who cheats and raises the grades of their students or to promote them to cheat on the exam is not helping them at the contrary are hurting them providing them with low moral ethics. The teachers should encourage their students to learn to be a better person and have better opportunities and a better future. The authorities of the state of Georgia should investigate and impose an exemplary legal punishment to the teachers and principals involved.

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http://www.naturalnews.com/032968_public_schools_cheating.html