article_snippet.sent: A state investigation found that as far back as 2005, educators from the 50,000-student Atlanta school system fed answers to students or erased and changed answers on tests after students were turned in.
article_snippet.sent: Evidence of cheating was found in 44 schools with nearly 180 educators involved, and teachers who tried to report it were threatened with retaliation.
article_snippet.sent: In 2013, 35 educators were indicted on charges including racketeering, making false statements and theft.
article_snippet.sent: Misconduct by educators rarely ends up in criminal court, and the fact that so many of educators received jail time sends a strong message, Carlson said. '
article_snippet.sent: their sentences will send shockwaves through the world of education,' Carlson said, adding that Carlson believes it will be nearly impossible going forward for an administrator to pressure a teacher to cheat.