APS scandal

Shirley Franklin: Beverly Hall left APS ‘better than she found it’

July 11, 2011 // 1 Comment

PolitiFact takes the former mayor to task for her absurd defense of the beleaguered APS superintendent: The data Franklin uses to demonstrate Hall left APS “significantly better than she found it” is flawed. At least two of the [...]

Notes on a scandal

July 6, 2011 // 3 Comments

Engrossing stuff: State report depicts Parks Middle as example of problems in district A few weeks later, teacher Damany Lewis told investigators, [Principal Christopher] Waller approached him with an unusual question: “Do you think you could get [...]

The Atlanta Public Schools scandal summed up

July 6, 2011 // 3 Comments

Report: Teachers held cheating parties “APS is run like the mob,” one teacher told investigators, saying she cheated because she feared retaliation if she [...]