None of the Above
The Untold Story of the Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal, Corporate Greed, and the Criminalization of Educators
Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2019]
Format: Book
Description: xiv, 256 pages ; 24 cm
In March of 2013, thirty-five black educators in Atlanta Public Schools were charged with racketeering and conspiracy--the same charges used to bring down the American mafia--for allegedly changing students' answers on standardized tests. At the time of her arrest, the youngest of the accused, Shani Robinson was just 28-years-old. She was unjustly convicted under the RICO Act, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. As Robinson and her co-defendants appeal their case, the corporate-led education reform movement runs rampant, policing of black and brown communities becomes increasingly brutal, and racial and economic disparities gape even wider.
In None of the Above , Robinson and her co-author, journalist Anna Simonton, go back through the history of education, racial oppression, and the criminal justice system to show that black children in Atlanta were being deprived long before some teachers changed the answers on their students' tests.
In None of the Above , Robinson and her co-author, journalist Anna Simonton, go back through the history of education, racial oppression, and the criminal justice system to show that black children in Atlanta were being deprived long before some teachers changed the answers on their students' tests.
Contents:
Hook, line, and sinker -- Finding my way -- The pot calling the kettle black -- Pushing the envelope -- The darker the night -- Between a rock and a hard place -- Getting cold -- Not the brightest bulb in the box -- Speak of the devil.
Subjects:
Robinson, Shani, 1984-
Public schools -- Corrupt practices -- Georgia -- Atlanta.
Cheating (Education) -- Georgia -- Atlanta.
African American teachers -- Georgia -- Atlanta.
African American school administrators -- Georgia -- Atlanta.
Robinson, Shani, 1984-
Public schools -- Corrupt practices -- Georgia -- Atlanta.
Cheating (Education) -- Georgia -- Atlanta.
African American teachers -- Georgia -- Atlanta.
African American school administrators -- Georgia -- Atlanta.
ISBN:
9780807022207
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EDUCATION Rob | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.