Is the APS cheating case about race?

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.

Atlanta parents, residents object to plans to close some schools

Due to lower enrollment and climbing costs, 16 school buildings would be repurposed under the plan, with several schools closing and their students rezoned for other schools.

Judge overturns expulsion of Cobb student who warned friends of school threat

A Cobb County judge said the school system did not prove that a student who warned friends about a perceived threat intentionally disrupted the school day.