Was cheating by Atlanta Public Schools educators the problem, or a symptom of the problem? I take up the question today, while readers share their views on the six-month trial and the stiff sentences handed down last week by a Fulton County judge to 8 of 10 convicted educators. One of the issues touched on in the trial was testing; a former state Department of Education researcher discusses in a guest column what goes into creating a test and how Georgia has fallen short.

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Cooling towers for Units 4 and 3 are seen at Plant Vogtle, operated by Georgia Power Co., in east Georgia's Burke County near Waynesboro, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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