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Sentences reduced for 3 in Atlanta test cheating scandal
2015-04-30 23:51:00| American School & University
Judge reduces prison time to 3 years instead of 7. read more
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Petrobras scandal buries Brazilian oil prosperity plan at sea
2015-04-23 12:29:15| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is struggling to contain the damage at the oil giant she oversaw and championed. Photo: Bloomberg BURIED off the coast of Brazil, beneath miles of seawater, rock and salt, lie vast oil reserves - at least 50 billion barrels - that were supposed to yield untold riches for this nation.
WikiLeaks dumps data from Sony hacking scandal
2015-04-17 04:25:13| Electronics - Topix.net
WikiLeaks published thousands of documents on Thursday from last year's Sony hacking scandal, calling them an insight into the inner workings of a "secretive" firm. The website said the searchable data dump includes 30,287 documents from the US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and 173,132 emails to and from more than 2,200 company email addresses.
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Shady Dealings: Lower East Side Synagogue's Possible Sale Sparks Scandal
2015-04-11 18:27:34| Real Estate - Topix.net
A "nasty intra-shul dispute" involving a "shadow board" of trustees, high-profile lawyers, a shady developer, and dubious financial motives is broiling on the Lower East Side. The Observer reports that a group of questionable figures may be colluding to arrange the sale of the neighborhood's beloved House of Sages synagogue and nursing home at 25 Bialystoker Place for a mere $13 million, with a plan to donate majority of that to an unsubstantiated synagogue in Israel.
* Atlanta Testing Scandal "Tip of Iceberg" * AFT Teams with Coke
2015-04-02 17:51:48| Beverages - Topix.net
The Guardian in " Why the Atlanta cheating scandal failed to bring about national reform " states: "'Atlanta is the tip of the iceberg,' says Bob Schaeffer, public education director of FairTest , a nonprofit opposed to current testing standards. 'Cheating is a predictable outcome of what happens when public policy puts too much pressure on test scores.'
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