[Da Coyote]

Unions.

Figures.

Public schools?

Waste.

[AFreeBird]

This is an unexpected and shocking development.

Amish kids was it?

[Iron Munro]

"...teachers and school administrators — particularly those in low-income districts — bow to the pressure of the federal No Child Left Behind requirements and see cheating as the only way to avoid sanctions.

Another facet of Affirmative Action?

[kalee]

I would like to see a list of the schools as I had godchildren who were in school there during this time period.
I will just say that their schools did NOT serve them well.

[Tainan]

“OutCome based Education”...Shoveling out ‘self-esteem’ by the bucket loads.

[RC2]

This could be racist. Break it down by race and clear any questions. Which races cheated?

[EGPWS]

Just think, some day my boss will be my boss because he is a cheat.

Oh, wait a minute, POTUS has been taken by a cheat.

Well, I don't work for the government so....

[blam]

My guess is all the cases will be thrown out because of racial profiling...ahem.

[Bob]

Problems have mounted, some experts say, as teachers and school administrators — particularly those in low-income districts — bow to the pressure of the federal No Child Left Behind requirements and see cheating as the only way to avoid sanctions.

I guess it's just too tough to try teaching as a way to avoid sanctions.

[blam]

"Problems have mounted, some experts say, as teachers and school administrators — particularly those in low-income districts — bow to the pressure of the federal No Child Left Behind requirements and see cheating as the only way to avoid sanctions. Under the law, failing schools must offer extra tutoring, allow parents to transfer their children to higher performing schools and fire teachers and administrators who don't pass muster. "

Cheating was the ONLY solution?

[joelt]

FIRE every last person involved in this; OH,,,,,,but wait,,, they were doing it for the children.

[Atlantan]

Beverly Hall was chosen the national Superintendent of the Year in 2009.

More info: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2011/0705/America-s-biggest-teacher-and-principal-cheating-scandal-unfolds-in-Atlanta

[Blood of Tyrants]

The investigators also found a "culture of fear, intimidation and retaliation" in the school district over the cheating allegations, which lead to educators lying about the cheating or destroying documents to cover it up,

Yea, blame it on the pressure from Da Man to actually teach the children.

[popdonnelly]

America is turning into Corruption Land. Yeah, living up to standards is hard.

[Mortrey]

They stripped the kids of an education/future.

Strip them of their pensions.

By God...I want to see the list of their names!

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

More than half of the district's 100 schools were examined, and 44 of those had cheating, the synopsis said.

Obviously, every single school now needs to be investigated with as fine a toothed comb as possible.

Or do they think that this rot hasn't gone through the whole tree?

[sefarkas]

The first “Freakonomics” had an entire chapter on detecting this same sort of fraud in the Chicago Public Schools.

[cranked]

Unionized teachers? If so, would not expect anything less. =.=

[Morgana]

[chuckee]

The irony of this scandal is there is now no reason to cheat as the Obama administration is in the process of doing away with standardized testing pursuant to the union’s wishes and no failed schools will be closed. No Child Left behind was Bush’s biggest mistake. It was only a matter of time before the Dems took control, and kept the increased spending of No Child Left Behind but did away with all testing standards.