Teaching by Example
2nd April 2013
The Other McCain is on the case.
The New York Times tells the story of the Atlanta teacher cheating scandal. Teachers systematically changed students’ answers on standardized tests, erasing wrong answers and changing them to the right ones, and the deception went all the way to the top: Dr. Beverly Hall, the Atlanta superintendent, was hosted at the White House and named superintendent of the year by the American Association of School Administrators. She collected more than $500,000 in performance bonuses.
And now Dr. Hall has been indicted by a grand jury on charges that could send her to prison for the rest of her life.
Pay attention, kids. This might be on your final exam.