Atlanta Schools Cheating Scandal: Ex-Superintendent, 34 Teachers Accused in Cheating Scandal
The real problem here is No Child Left Behind. It created an atmosphere where some people felt that they had to cheat in order to keep their jobs. Test scores are not a good indicator of how good of a job a teacher is doing. No Child Left Behind is the problem and fortunately it's been partially dismantled, but there is still work to be done to undo the damage done. The other white elephant in the room is merit pay. That's a very bad idea and it seems that NCLB and merit pay are at the heart of this scandal. The real culprits here are the politicians who designed a system based on high pressure testing and merit pay. These politicians are the ones who should be held accountable for this fiasco!