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Atlanta students get extra help years after cheating scandal

Educators convicted for inflating test scores are still trying to clear their names.

Aired 10/24/2017

PBS News Hour

Atlanta students get extra help years after cheating scandal

Clip: 10/24/2017 | 9m 19sVideo has Closed Captions

Educators convicted for inflating test scores are still trying to clear their names.

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. Special correspondent Lisa Stark of Education Week offers a look back and follows up with some of the people who were caught up in the scandal.

Aired 10/24/2017

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