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Dept. of Ed investigating possible civil rights violations at Atlanta school

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Atlanta school named after KKK founder renamed after Hank Aaron

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

In the Atlanta cheating scandal, standardized testing is the crime

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Eleven former Atlanta educators jailed in test cheating scandal

ATLANTA (AP) — A group of former Atlanta educators convicted in a test cheating scandal were locked up in Fulton County jails Thursday as they await sentences that could send them to prison for years…
/ April 2, 2015

Ex-Atlanta superintendent: 'I can't make you cheat'

VIDEO – In her first TV interview, Hall tells NBC’s Harry Smith on ‘Rock Center’, that although she accepts responsibility for lack of anticipation, the decisions to forge test scores fall solely on the individual teachers…
/ November 29, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Duncan: Feds 'looking at' cheating in Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) – U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said he has been in contact with the department’s independent investigative arm about test cheating scandals…
/ July 19, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Bill may make Atlanta educators repay bonuses

ATLANTA – Teachers and administrators may have to repay bonuses due to a possible introduction of a bill for APS schools involved in the cheating scandal…
/ July 19, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Ex-Atlanta superintendent denies knowledge of cheating

ATLANTA – Beverly Hall, former Atlanta superintendent of public schools, denies she knew about any cheating problems in her schools…
/ July 14, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Classes start for two APS schools in cheating scandal

ATLANTA – Two year-round schools involved in the Atlanta cheating scandal reopened today…
/ July 13, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Officials replaced amid Atlanta cheating scandal

ATLANTA (AP) – The fallout from the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal continued to spread as four area superintendents were replaced…
/ July 12, 2011