Nationwide, there's been a backlash against high-stakes testing.That helped prompt a new federal law allowing states to reduce their emphasis on testing.Right now, tests dominate life in school day after day after day. They had very high targets to meet.
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Ultimately, nine people were sentenced to prison. "The teachers who confessed to cheating at my school, and it was three of them, hid it from me and they testified to that in court," Evans said. All Rights Reserved.Subscribe to ‘Here's the Deal,’ our politics newsletter Next Step: Select A Result Below Not the right person? Bob Rubin--Dana Evans' attorney--plans to file an appeal of her conviction and sentence. They were teaching in a low-achieving district. Evans plans to go to court in June to ask for a new trial. I think that will become a little less so under the new legislation.Dana Evans insists she never judged her teachers on exam results alone.Because I knew that, in order to be a teacher, there's a lot that goes into that, and it's not just about the end result of what a score is. "The hardest part for me though, it's not even going to jail and being convicted, it's the notion that I harmed children," Evans said. She says the program, which will cost $3.5 million this year, is still a work in progress, and took too long to set up.We wait six years even to start a program.
The only ones who know what the tests look like are the people who built it.Georgia has also cut back on and revamped its required tests.
Test coordinators don't see it. Others struggle, but all are eligible for extra help.There are people that come in and help you with your math or English or science. And they are really helpful.Even when you don't see her, she knows where you are.
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He said in court that Evans' conviction was "probably the biggest tragedy of all of them ... And I want to tell you I consider you a wonderful educator, and that is what makes it so sad."
It's just one day of one child's life.Evans would love to work in education again, but figures that's unlikely, even if she wins her appeal.Meantime, at her old elementary school, there is still a banner touting test scores during a year when cheating went on, an odd reminder of a time that most in Atlanta would like to forget.For the PBS NewsHour and Education Week, I'm Lisa Stark in Atlanta, Georgia.Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Evans was convicted of violating the Georgia RICO Act and one count of false writings and statements. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-some-atlanta-students-are-getting-extra-help-years-after-a-massive-cheating-scandal In an exclusive interview with Huddleston, "I loved education and I was really good at it," Evans told Huddleston. No bonuses are tied to scores, and nearly all students take exams on computers, making widespread cheating more difficult.No one sees the test. Huddleston asked Evans. Dana Evans, former principal of Dobbs Elementary School, writes about her students and their progress. Educators faced criminal charges. A lot of them couldn't read. Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.Educators convicted for inflating test scores in the Atlanta public schools cheating scandal are still trying to clear their names in appeals courts, and the district continues to confront the fallout from years of systematic cheating.
At the time, she drew sympathy from Judge Jerry Baxter. And I gave more than $1,000 to Dobbs. says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of HormuzWATCH: California governor calls Kamala Harris VP pick a ‘proud moment’Federal judge refuses to block campus sexual assault rulesTribe says new border wall harming burial sites; sues Trump3 dead, 6 in hospital after train derails in ScotlandU.S. Nearly 200 educators in Atlanta were accused of systematic cheating, including changing answers on the state's standardized tests, in order to boost students' scores.Atlanta is one of many districts to confront cheating, but this case was unique. We take our test results very seriously.But district administrator Bill Caritj says tests are now just one measure of achievement. Court appeals are just beginning.I'm not who they said I was in court. But they have refused. Years later, she was one of 11 educators convicted in … Ten former Atlanta Public Schools educators convicted of cheating are now out of jail on appeals bond, and one defendant is breaking her silence. The district says they continue to serve those students through independent learning plans, tutoring and academic wrap-around services through a program called Target 2021 Initiative.10 years later, principal convicted in APS cheating scandal talks for first time Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk It's hard to be optimistic.