Today, three former Atlanta Public Schools administrators will be re-sentenced for their roles in the cheating scandal that rocked the district.

They are black – as are the 32 other educators indicted for conspiring to falsify students’ test scores. So are virtually all the children whose scores were inflated. So is the district attorney who brought the charges.

So if race is a factor in the case – as many people argue – how did it play out? Read a thought-provoking exploration of this hot-button issue exclusively on MyAJC.com.

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Views of the exterior of Druid Hills High School in Atlanta shown on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. In the plan approved by the DeKalb County school board on Monday, everything but the main building, pictured here, will be demolished in favor of a new school building. (Natrice Miller/ AJC)

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Jo'wan Bellamy taught in the GNETS program for 17 years and recently transferred to Atlanta’s new behavioral program at Crawford Long Middle School. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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