Topic: Atlanta Public Schools
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Atlanta school shooting raises doubts about metal detectors
Price Middle School in Atlanta has metal detectors, but a student was shot and wounded Thursday. Districts considering these devices have to weigh the costs and whether they belong in schools at all.
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The Monitor's View: The test for teachers – mastering their fears
The Atlanta teacher scandal isn’t a testing problem, it’s an issue of integrity and honesty.
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Can 'take-no-prisoners' superintendent save scandal-plagued Atlanta schools?
Atlanta's new interim superintendent has given new powers to whistleblowers and is eyeing bonus policies that rewarded high test scores.
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Atlanta cheating scandal: Should educators face jail for 'robbing' kids?
An 800-page report says at least 178 Atlanta teachers and principals cheated to raise student test scores. Some may face jail time, putting a new spin on the phrase 'high-stakes testing.'
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America's biggest teacher and principal cheating scandal unfolds in Atlanta
At least 178 teachers and principals in Atlanta Public Schools cheated to raise student scores on high-stakes standardized tests, according to a report from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
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