"The integrity of the education credentialing system came under attack after “an
unprecedented teacher cheating scandal where at least 178 teachers and principals in
more than half the city’s elementary schools changed test answers in order to make
themselves and the district look good” in Atlanta. The problem came to light when
statistical analysis showed the test results to be improbable, or in some cases,
impossible.
What drove the fraud was the need to continue reaping the rewards for
unprecendented improvements suggested by spectacular test scores. And, like a person
who lies on his resume to get promoted, bureaucrats in the district kept lying to cover
the past lie and keep reaping the rewards. An investigation into what could be the
biggest single scandal in American educational history was damning."
See:
http://pajamasmedia.com/richardferna...-hauls-of-ivy/