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Several former educators have been taken to the Fulton County Jail after a jury reached guilty verdicts in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating trial.
[FLASHBACK: Mugshots – 35 Educators Indicted in APS Cheating Scandal]
The jury convicted 11 of 12 defendants of racketeering in a test cheating scandal and each were taken away from the court in handcuffs Wednesday evening.
Mugshots + details below… Continue Reading…
Just last week, controversy surrounded several educators in the Atlanta Public Schools System, after they were allegedly involved in a standardized testing cheating scandal…
[READ: Mugshot Mania: 35 Atlanta Educators Indicted in Cheating Scandal…]
Coincidentally, a letter of resignation from a teacher in New York has gone viral after the teacher’s lengthy emotional description of the profession.
Gerald J. Conti, a social studies teacher at Westhill High School in Syracuse, N.Y., submitted his letter of resignation after enduring 40+ years of teaching teens. He speaks out against school reforms that he believes are demeaning the noble profession, and eloquently describes his disappointment, stating:
With regard to my profession, I have truly attempted to live John Dewey?s famous quotation (now likely clich? with me, I?ve used it so very often) that ?Education is not preparation for life, education is life itself.?
This type of total immersion is what I have always referred to as teaching ?heavy,? working hard, spending time, researching, attending to details and never feeling satisfied that I knew enough on any topic. I now find that this approach to my profession is not only devalued, but denigrated and perhaps, in some quarters despised.
In light of the APS cheating scandal, it’s interesting to read an educator’s take on how “data driven” education and “standardized” testing has affected both teachers and students.
If you have some time on your hands, take a moment to read this H.S. teacher’s thoughts on what could possibly be a dying profession… Continue Reading…
A total of 35 Atlanta Public Schools educators have been indicted in a cheating scandal that has been under investigation since 2009. All but three of them have surrendered and turned themselves in to Fulton County jail for booking.
Former schools superintendent Beverly Hall (pictured above) was indicted on charges of racketeering, false statements and writings, theft by taking and false swearing in a cheating scandal that has rocked the public school system of Atlanta.
A grand jury had originally recommended a $7.5 million bond for Hall, but that amount was reduced to?$200,000 after negotiations with prosecutors. She is one of the few who have managed to bond out of Fulton County jail.
Mugshots of the indicted Atlanta Public Schools (APS) educators + accusations below… Continue Reading…
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