APS administrators sue district for millions in hearing dispute
The lawyer for three Atlanta Public Schools administrators says his clients are suing the district and its superintendent for millions because they didn't get the hearings they were promised. Attorney George Lawson said he’s been fighting to save the reputation of those administrators for the past ten months. Letters from ...
Student testifies in APS cheating tribunal
A surprise witness has stepped forward to defend an Atlanta Public School teacher who faces termination for his role in the district’s test cheating scandal. Channel 2's Tom Regan went to APS headquarters in downtown Atlanta, where a 12-year-old Dobb Elementary School student took the stand to defend his former ...
Tribunal upholds firing of test coordinator in cheating scandal
An Atlanta Public Schools tribunal decided to uphold the firing of a test coordinator accused in the standardized test cheating scandal. Retired army officer Donald Bollock was the test coordinator at Usher Elementary School. On Tuesday, he denied that he instructed teachers to cheat on standardized tests. Three teachers testified ...
Teacher lashes out against accused APS test coordinator
A teacher lashed out against an Atlanta Public School test coordinator who faced a tribunal Friday for his role in the district’s cheating scandal. Donald Bullock is the first accused APS test coordinator to face the school system tribunal. He faces termination for allegations he told three teachers to change ...
First APS administrator faces tribunal
The first tribunal for an Atlanta Public School administrator implicated in the district’s test cheating scandal was held Friday. Donald Bullock, a testing coordinator at Usher Elementary School, was in the hot seat. He faced the Professional Standards Commission, the state agency that gives teachers permits to work in public ...
67 more APS educators punished in cheating scandal
Sixty-seven more Atlanta Public School educators have been barred from the classroom because of their involvement in the district’s cheating scandal. On Thursday, the state agency that gives teachers permits to work in public education voted to take away permits for the accused educators -- some for two years ...
APS teacher recommended for firing after tribunal
An Atlanta Public School teacher named in the district’s test cheating scandal has been recommended for termination after facing a panel. Wednesday marked the first of 11 tribunal hearings set for educators who received letters outlining evidence and the grounds for termination. The tribunal, made up of three to five ...
Embattled APS teachers face tribunal today
Atlanta Public School teachers targeted for firing in the CRCT cheating scandal will have an opportunity to fight the accusations beginning Wednesday. The school district will hold tribunal hearings for the first of 11 educators who have received letters outlining evidence and the grounds for termination. The tribunal, made up ...
APS to fire 11 educators named in cheating scandal
Eleven Atlanta educators implicated in a standardized test cheating scandal will soon be officially informed the school system is terminating their employment. An Atlanta Public Schools spokesman told Channel 2's Tom Regan that Superintendent Erroll Davis is signing charge letters that provide details of infractions that merit termination. The certified ...
Lawyer: APS made false promises to accused teachers
A lawyer representing a half-dozen Atlanta teachers named in a cheating investigation says the group was told if they resigned, the state agency that holds their professional license would show leniency. "'Educators who cooperate and submit their resignation will receive anywhere from a 20- to 40- day suspension as opposed ...
Contracts of dozens of teachers named in cheating scandal could get renewed
Atlanta Public Schools is facing a costly May 15 deadline. Under state law, APS may have to renew the contracts of 90 tenured teachers named in the test cheating scandal. They are among 120 teachers now on paid administrative leave. "If we do not take some sort of action based ...
Commission recommends revoking APS teacher’s license, suspending others
The Georgia Professional Standards Commission has sanctioned five Atlanta Public School teachers involved in the district’s test cheating scandal. Channel 2’s Tom Regan attended the Thursday meeting in downtown Atlanta, where the commission voted on the decision. Officials declined to name the teachers or specifically what they are accused of, ...
Sanctions recommended against 5 APS teachers
The Georgia Professional Standards Commission plans to take action against five Atlanta Public School teachers involved in the district’s test cheating scandal. Kelly Henson, the commission’s chief executive, told Channel 2’s Mark Winne on Friday that he and his staff will recommend action against the certification of five teachers for ...
5 more APS teachers face disciplinary action
The state agency that licenses and regulates teachers and other educators tells Channel 2 Action News they will recommend sanctions against five teachers to the Georgia Professional Standard Commission next week. "The Fulton County District Attorney has released those cases so we will be taking them to the commission." said ...
Audio tapes show former superintendent bullying state official over CRCT cheating
Channel 2 Action News has learned a well-known former school superintendent at two metro districts is caught on tape bullying and threatening a state education official. The issue was the state's use of erasure analysis to spot potential cheating on the CRCT exam. James Wilson was the superintendent at Cobb ...
APS Board staying put
The State Board of Education says Atlanta Public Schools are on their way to cleaning up leadership issues, and the state won't use a newly enacted law to wipe out the district's entire elected board. The State Board voted Wednesday not to recommend to Gov. Nathan Deal that the “Atlanta ...
Howard asks state to stop CRCT hearings
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard has asked a state commission to suspend its investigation into cheating at Atlanta Public Schools, Channel 2's Tom Regan has learned. Howard has asked the Georgia Professional Standards Commission to stop their investigation until mid-December because he says it may impede his criminal investigation. ...
APS short 120 teachers after cheating scandal
A widespread cheating scandal cost some Atlanta Public Schools teachers their jobs, and now parents say children are facing new fallout -- a teacher shortage and overcrowded classrooms. Chandra Galashar’s child attends Parks Middle School, where the principal and 10 other educators were removed and now face professional disciplinary action. ...
APS slow to carry out principal’s suspension
Channel 2 has learned that an Atlanta high school principal who was given a 10-day suspension in January for cheating hasn't served a day of it yet. Since a state investigation earlier this year revealed widespread standardized test cheating at Atlanta Public Schools, there has been much talk about tough ...
Investigation: Students given crossword instead of test
An Atlanta-Journal Constitution investigation has raised new questions about whether teachers and administrators tried to manipulate test scores and grades at Atlanta Public Schools, only this time at the high school level. One parent filed a formal complaint against the district after a September 2009 incident at Carver High School ...
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