Beverly Hall

Former Atlanta Schools Chief: 'I Can't Make You Cheat'

Posted 01.28.2012

In her first official television interview since investigators uncovered one of the largest cheating scandals in public school history, former Atlanta...

Ex-Atlanta Schools Chief Doesn't Believe 'Culture Of Cheating'

Posted 11.08.2011

Former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Beverly Hall says she "can't accept that there is a culture of cheating" among Atlanta schools. She made ...

Beverly Hall: The Scandal Is Not The Whole Story

Education Week | Beverly Hall | Posted 10.10.2011

Atlanta's former superintendent on the cheating scandal and its fallout Scandal is the news, but it's not always the story. I know, because the Atl...

The 'Alien Structure' of Education, and Other Thoughts

John Merrow | Posted 10.03.2011

John Merrow

In this age of accountability, testing is punitive. That's the bottom line, and that's what must be addressed, but we can't abandon testing or accountability.

Atlanta School Board Members To Keep Jobs, On Year-Long Probation

Posted 09.25.2011

Atlanta's eight school board members will get to keep their jobs -- for now. The Georgia Board of Education signed a consent order with Atlanta Pub...

Atlanta Public Schools May Have To Return Nearly $1 Million In Federal Funds

Posted 09.13.2011

Atlanta Public Schools may have to return $967,022 of federal funds granted for falsely high test scores. All 44 of the Atlanta schools accused of ...

WATCH: Former Atlanta Schools Superintendent: "I Absolutely Knew Nothing"

Posted 09.13.2011

While on vacation in Hawaii, former Atlanta Public Schools superintendent Beverly Hall told WXIA TV on camera Wednesday that she "absolutely knew noth...

Did Data-Driven Accountability Cause the Atlanta Cheating Scandal?

John Thompson | Posted 09.11.2011

John Thompson

It is a result of the situational ethics of today's accountability hawks. The end, of helping poor children, is used to justify disgusting means -- the intimidation of adults to the point where some break under the pressure.

What Do We Do With The Cheaters?

John Merrow | Posted 09.11.2011

John Merrow

Madeleine Albright said a special place in Hell was set aside for successful women who refused to help other women succeed. An even hotter spot should be reserved for those who knowingly cheat children out of a decent education and lie to them about their achievements.

Atlanta's Lessons on Standards and Cheating

Richard Lee Colvin | Posted 09.07.2011

Richard Lee Colvin

Atlanta's cheating scandal encourages the mindset that Beverly Hall spent her entire career in urban schools trying to change -- that poor kids really can't be expected to learn and succeed.

Joy Resmovits

WATCH: Atlanta Public Schools Shaken By Cheating Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 09.04.2011

NEW YORK -- Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announced Tuesday that widespread cheating inflated Atlanta Public Schools' 2009 state standardized tests scores....