2013 Finalist, Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting

Cheating Our Children

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s series on irregularities in standardized testing revealed that pressure for ever-higher scores led to apparent cheating by teachers and school administrators across the nation. The reporting, based on analysis of tens of thousands of test results, initiated a national conversation about the long-term effects of the accountability provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act.

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