Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Guv'ment / Scandal Here's the state's full report about the Atlanta schools cheating scandal
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 11:11 AM
State investigators on Tuesday released the findings of a probe into the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating scandal that tarnished the system's once-stellar reputation. Led by former Attorney General Mike Bowers and former DeKalb County District Attorney Bob Wilson, the investigative team interviewed more than 2,000 peopleand reviewed more than 800,000 documents. Investigators identified 178 principal and teachers who they say were involved in cheating.
"A culture of fear and a conspiracy of silence infected this school system, and kept many teachers from speaking freely about misconduct," the report says. "From the onset of this investigation, we were confronted by a pattern of interference by top APS leadership in our attempt to gather evidence. These actions delayed the completion of this inquiry and hindered the truth-seeking process."
CL obtained a copy of the report from Gov. Nathan Deal via an Open Records Request. All files are PDFs. Enjoy.
Part 1: An overview of the investigation, the CRCT test, erasure analysis and summaries of schools investigators visited, starting with Parks Middle School in southwest Atlanta. Investigators say they uncovered evidence of cheating by 13 educators at the school beginning in 2006.
Part 2: A continuation of the school summaries. Schools where investigators found the most instances of cheating are listed first. A section also highlights the drastic changes on test scores between 2009 and 2010, when school officials were under greater scrutiny about changing test scores.
Part 3: Here's where you turn to understand the big picture. Investigators outline why cheating occurred, detail the "culture of fear" that existed at APS, and probe allegations that school officials disregarded warnings or complaints about cheating. The school system's so-called "Blue Ribbon Commission" convened to investigate the cheating scandal and the business the community also receive some attention. Finally, the investigators reveal their findings.
Note: No charges have been filed against any of the people named in the state's report.
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If I were in the shoes of these people I would be proactive enough to consult with a criminal defense attorney in Atlanta. I know that there is an attorney named Lawrence Zimmerman who has a very good track record of success. I definitely would not sit around and wait on what is to come.
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Notice that there is very little mention of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce's role in this coverup, and no mention of the Chamber's President Sam Williams. The Chamber helped the APS pack the Blue Ribbon Commission with Chamber members who did business with the APS.
Bur Broch , Yep I've been wondering why the Chamber's role seems to have escaped coverage.
The acting Supt had better replace all the named district staff, Prins and Asst Prins before the new school year starts. But since Hall has left APS looking like Uganda after Idi Amin's reign of terror, he'll have quite a time finding anyone in the system fit to do those jobs.
Isn't the big question whether Atlanta's power structure will be able to close ranks, crucify a few of the teachers and principals who cheated, and move on without holding Beverly Hall and her minions accountable, all under the guise of protecting Atlanta's reputation?
Any Government Funded entity left in the control of one party for too long turns into a corrupt jobs program for their friends or for those they deem to be "one of them".
It happens in every political party we have, lately it has been on the left leaning side of the political spectrum.
"It happens in every political party we have, lately it has been on the left leaning side of the political spectrum."
yeah the military sure is leftist
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/feb/0…
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