Atlanta Schools To Repay $363,000 For Cheating

"They also agreed to tutor students affected by the scandal, which could cost around $4 million."

eCheating: Students Find High-Tech Ways to Deceive Teachers

"Everything's going digital these days — including cheating. As students gain access to sophisticated gadgets both at school and at home, educators are on the lookout for new kinds of cheating."

Punishments Handed Down in Atlanta School Cheating Scandal

"Three administrators in the public school system here have had their certificates revoked as punishment for changing answers on students standardized tests. Georgia's Professional Standards Commission issued punishments Thursday to 11 educators implicated in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal. Eight teachers received a two-year suspension of their teaching certificates."

States Search For Answers To Cheating Scandals

"Cheating scandals have rocked a number of school districts across the country this year. The publicity is pushing states to look for better ways to detect and prevent tampering with the test results, and some say constant vigilance is required to guard against cheating."

Inside the Atlanta Public Schools Scandal

Inside the Atlanta Public Schools Scandal

Probe Finds Cheating by Educators in Atlanta School District

"Special state investigators have uncovered a decade of organized, systemic cheating in the Atlantic school district by scores of educators, including 38 principals, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports."

For Teachers, Many Ways and Reasons to Cheat on Tests

"Teachers cheat sometimes and so do principals, according to academic studies. Why it happens and how often — and the seriousness of efforts to stop it — are open to debate. Punishment varies from state to state, too."

Cheaters Find an Adversary in Technology

"As tests are increasingly important in education — used to determine graduation, graduate school admission and, the latest, merit pay and tenure for teachers — business has been good for Caveon, a company that uses 'data forensics' to catch cheats, billing itself as the only independent test security outfit in the country."