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The Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal was an inspiration for Ranked, a musical about academic pressure in school.Kyle Holmes (book) and David Taylor Gomes (music & lyrics) cite the scandal as one of their main inspirations for a storyline that featured adults cheating on behalf of students. [21]
In 2013, 35 Atlanta Public Schools educators were indicted for racketeering in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal. This led to an eight-month trial, the longest criminal trial in Georgia's history, in which 11 of the 12 defendants who went to trial were convicted, with the rest pleading guilty. [3] [5] [12] [13]
Her most prominent case was her prosecution of the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal. Willis, an assistant district attorney at the time, served as lead prosecutor in the 2014 to 2015 trial of twelve educators accused of correcting answers entered by students to inflate the scores of state administered standardized tests.
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The state of Georgia launched a major investigation as cheating concerns intensified. The investigation's report, published in July 2011, found evidence of a widespread cheating scandal. At least 178 teachers and principals at 44 APS schools were alleged to have corrected students' tests to increase scores, in some cases holding "cheating ...
26 celebrities who have been involved in cheating scandals. Gabbi Shaw. September 11, 2024 at 8:31 AM. Dave Grohl announced he has become a father "outside of [his] marriage" in September 2024 ...
Hall was indicted on March 29, 2013 by a Fulton County, Georgia grand jury in relation to her role in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal. [1] She was charged with racketeering, making false statements, theft, influencing witnesses, and conspiracy. [8]