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    Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal

    Five of 35 indicted educators turned themselves in today on charges of turning Atlanta's public school system into a criminal conspiracy to raise standardized student test scores for financial gain and professional recognition. Beverly Hall, National School Superintendent of 2009, could face 45 years in prison.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Five of 35 indicted educators turned themselves in today on charges of turning Atlanta's public school system into a criminal conspiracy to raise standardized student test scores for financial gain and professional recognition. Beverly Hall, National School Superintendent of 2009, could face 45 years in prison. We hear more from Alan Judd, one of the investigative reporters at the Atlanta Journal Constitution, which broke the story, and Bob Schaeffer, public education director for the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, a nonprofit in Boston.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Caitlin Shamberg

      KCRW

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Alan Judd

      Atlanta Journal Constitution

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      Robert Schaeffer

      National Center for Fair and Open Testing

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Google Glass, Privacy and Our Addiction to Tech
    1. 0:00North Korea Says It Will Restart Nuclear Reactor
    2. 7:37Google Glass and the Digital World
    3. 48:23Atlanta Public Schools Cheating ScandalYou’re reading this
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