Atlanta Educators Handed Sentences In Cheating Scandal

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Martha Dalton
All Things Considered | Apr 15, 2015

In a fiery sentencing hearing Tuesday, a judge in Atlanta lashed out at some of the 10 former educators convicted in a grade-changing scandal. Prosecutors offered reduced sentences in exchange for apologies, but most of the former educators chose not to do that and received lengthy prison terms.

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