Grade-changing fallout continues at Atlanta schools

A former Atlanta school bureaucrat accused of participating in the latest scandal at Atlanta Public Schools says she was merely doing what she was told and was later fired.

Last week, news emerged about high school principals resigning in the wake of a grade inflation scandal. Grades of nearly 150 students were changed to passing grades with little or no documented reasoning at South Atlanta School of Law and Social Justice by principal Charlotte Davis, a district report says.

Now, the former registrar at Booker T. Washington High Schools is telling The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Channel 2 Action News that the central office told her to amend student transcripts. She also said she only got in trouble when she complained that her principal was violating protocol.

Georgia school districts prepare for cellphone ban ahead of state deadline

Metro Atlanta schools will be using lockers, pouches and the honor system to keep students from using their phones.

Atlanta school board votes to extend superintendent’s contract

The school board has extended Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Bryan Johnson’s contract, touting his “Back to Basics” approach.

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Georgia joins five Southern states to form new accreditation agency

In this edition of the AJC On Campus, Georgia is joining a movement to shake up the accreditation system that has long been the model for American higher education.

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Atlanta school board votes to extend superintendent’s contract

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Unemployment in Georgia is down, but so is the labor force. Why?

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Georgia appeals court rules election boards must certify results

The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that election board members are required to certify election results even when they have concerns about fraud or errors.

Atlanta crypto biz owner caught up in fraud says it’s ‘like living in a James Bond movie’

Prosecutors say North Korean IT specialists are 'infiltrating' tech companies in the U.S. as remote workers to steal money from businesses and funnel it back to North Korea.