Remainders: Looking for answers in Atlanta's cheating charges

  • Three important questions and answers about Atlanta’s sweeping school cheating indictments. (Slate)
  • Photographers blanketed police headquarters when Atlanta educators turned themselves in. (AJC 1, 2)
  • Via FairTest, here’s a list of 50 ways that educators have illicitly influenced test scores. (Answer Sheet)
  • Chancellor Dennis Walcott, again: What happened in Atlanta wouldn’t in New York City. (Capital NY)
  • A city teacher predicts that cheating will increase under new teacher evaluations. (Chaz’s School Daze)
  • Sol Stern: Atlanta is just one example of what perverse pay incentives can do to schools. (Daily Beast)
  • Test-obsession-induced cheating was a topic on the first episode of Chris Hayes’ new TV show. (Nation)
  • Rishawn Biddle: Blaming the tests does a dishonor to teachers who do the right thing. (Dropout Nation)
  • Andy Rotherham: If you think educators can’t test without cheating, you don’t respect them. (Eduwonk)