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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Thousands of UGA students enjoy during the annual “Frat Beach” party for the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game on St. Simons Island, Friday, November 1, 2024. On the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game, St. Simons Island’s East Beach becomes “Frat Beach,” an open-air party teeming with thousands of highly inebriated college students. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

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