One Child Left Behind: The Untold Atlanta Cheating Scandal (2019) [N/A]
Featuring:
Gerald Griggs, Diane Ravitch, Lamar Waldron
Written by:
Jodi Gomes
Directed by:
Jodi Gomes
Release Date:
August 15, 2019
Original Title:
One Child Left Behind: The Untold Atlanta Cheating Scandal
Alternate Titles:
One Child Left Behind: The APS Teaching Scandal
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Point 7 Entertainment
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 86
In 2009, 1,176 Atlanta teachers were investigated for test cheating; 35 were indicted, 12 went to trial and 11 were found guilty on RICO charges, which are typically reserved for the mafia and drug lords. The guilty, serving 30-year sentences, finally break their silence in this tell-all, controversial film that takes a closer look at the legislations called No Child Left Behind, the politics behind it, and a race and power struggle that spawned one of the most complex scandals in American history.
In 2009, an unprecedented 1,176 Atlanta teachers were investigated for test cheating; 85 were indicted, 12 went to trial and found guilty on RICO charges typically reserved for the mafia and drug lords. Convicted and sentenced to upward of 30 years in prison, the guilty finally break their silence in "One Child Left Behind: The Untold Atlanta Cheating Scandal". Was the controversial legislation called No Child Left Behind to blame for such widespread cheating in Atlanta public schools - or did politics, race and the power struggle for control of 50 million federal dollars play a significant role? Find out in this powerful documentary film featuring exclusive interviews by 6 of the convicted, the whistle blowers, the accused, the cheaters, the prosecution, the DA, the defense attorneys and the students "left behind".
