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Atlanta Schools Replace 4 Superintendents In Scandal Fallout [VIDEO]

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The fallout from the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal continues. Interim Superintendent Erroll Davis has replaced four area superintendents with principals and former school board chairman Khaatim Sherrer El announced his resignation in the continuing fallout from the scandal that has turned the nation’s attention on Atlanta. El fought back tears in an emotional address to the school board announcing his resignation, reports the AJC . He has accepted a new position as chief of staff for the Foundation for Newark’s Future in Newark, N.J. El was one of the first on the board last year to question whether the Atlanta Public Schools was doing enough to respond to cheating allegations. The four removed from area superintendent positions — Sharon Davis-Williams, Michael Pitts, Robin Hall and Tamara Cotman — were implicated in the scandal. Read the full story at the AJC. School board member Khaatim El fights back tears as he unexpectedly resigns from the Atlanta School Board, July 11, 2011 RELATED: Investigation Finds Atlanta Teachers, Principals Cheated To Improve Test Scores [VIDEO] RELATED: Black Mother Jailed For Sending Kids To White School District

Atlanta Schools Replace 4 Superintendents In Scandal Fallout [VIDEO]

Nicole Miller Partners With Indego Africa’s Rwandan Weavers For Collection

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Famed designer Nicole Miller has teamed up with Indego Africa, a non-profit organization that partners with Rwandan weavers and seamstresses to sell their items to high-end retailers. The profits are then returned back and put into literary, business and computer skill classes for the women of Africa. The byproducts of the collaboration are beautiful! Shorts, skirts and bangles in eye-popping prints and bold colors – all for a good cause! Fifteen-percent of the proceeds will be donated to Indego Africa, so snatch these items up while you still have a chance. 4 New Ways To Wear Stripes 10 Summer Shorts To Brighten Your Wardrobe For Under $50

Nicole Miller Partners With Indego Africa’s Rwandan Weavers For Collection

Investigation Finds Atlanta Teachers, Principals Cheated To Improve Test Scores [VIDEO]

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A scathing investigative report released by Gov. Nathan Deal that has gone national found that 178 teachers and principals in 44 Atlanta Public Schools have cheated to improve their school’s test score, according to an investigation by the state of Georgia. The year-long investigation found that teachers and principals erased and corrected mistakes on students’ answer sheet, while APS Superintendent Beverly Hall and her top aides ignored, buried, destroyed or altered complaints about misconduct, claimed ignorance of wrongdoing and accused critics of failing to believe in the ability of underprivileged children to learn. The investigation found that the misconduct may have started as long as a decade ago. The lengthy report names 178 educators, including 38 principals, as participants in the cheating scandal in what may be the most wide-ranging investigation into test-cheating in a public school district ever conducted in U.S. history. More than 80 of the accused have confessed. According to the AJC , the report accuses top district officials of wrongdoing that could lead to criminal charges in some cases. The decision whether to prosecute those involved is up to three district attorneys — in Fulton, DeKalb and Douglas counties — who will consider potential offenses in their jurisdictions. Read the full story here. Probe Finds Widespread Cheating in Atlanta Schools: MyFoxATLANTA.com RELATED: Is Perceptual Learning An Important Skill For The Classroom? RELATED: Black Mother Jailed For Sending Kids To White School District

Investigation Finds Atlanta Teachers, Principals Cheated To Improve Test Scores [VIDEO]