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Bonus for his excellent work in 2012. again, this is during the same time as the outbreak. its almost as if theyre afraid to take the toughest disciplinary action that needs to be taken. that is to fire somebody. >> let me get this straight. while this outbreak is going on, the leadership are getting performance bonuses? >> reporter: thats right, anderson. in 2011, the year that the outbreak started, the v.a. leadership got performance bonuses and in 2012, last year, regional director michael mo...

And thats not all. believe it or not, people in leadership positions, while the outbreak happened, are being rewarded. the biggest reward goes to the v.a.s regional director, michael moreland, a $63,000 bonus for his excellent work in 2012. again, this is during the same time as the outbreak. its almost as if theyre afraid to take the toughest disciplinary action that needs to be taken. that is to fire somebody. >> let me get this straight. while this outbreak is going on, the leadership are get...

>> eric: hello. im eric boling. and joining us this week is julian epstein and what has him fired up bus first to the teachers and administrators in atlanta accused of inflating standardized test scores to win performance bonuses. some reportedly throwing pizza parties while changing incorrect answers. teachers unions saying the test crazed policies to improve scores. kimberly, blame the teachers that are cheating or blame the testimonies? >> blame the -- tests. >> they are retiring with pension...

Defendants have surrendered to police. the defendants include former atlanta public school superintendent beverly hall. among other things theyre accused of racketeering and making false statements. prosecutors say they changed test scores or helped students cheat. performance bonuses or based on improved scores. no word yet what will happen to the defendants who have actually surrendered thus far. and believe it or not, injured louisville basketball player kevin ware has been released from th...

Defendants have surrendered to police. the defendants include former atlanta public school superintendent beverly hall. among other things, theyre accused of racketeering and making false statements. prosecutors say they changed test scores or helped students cheat. performance bonuses were based on improved scores. one of defendants who surrendered was thamika good so. her lawyer said shes not guilty. >> shes been an educator since she graduated from college and an educator for about 20 years n...

Joe. >> weve got gene robinson here. >> msnbc political analyst eugene robinson. >> did you read the column? the scandal in atlanta. >> would you like to start there, joe? is that your way of starting it off? >> i was being nice to gene, i guess, i dont know, maybe being kind is out of style with you upper west siders. but i was trying to be nice to my friend. >> gene, ill read from your column in your latest column on the atlanta cheating scandal. you write in part, quote, its time to acknowled...

Memos that needed to be burned after the meeting was over. if that is not a criminal conspiracy, i dont know what is. >> ha was a key moment from the debut of "all in" with chris hayes as msnbc contributor goldie taylor cut to the heart of a massive cheating scandal inside atlanta school district. more than 30 educators have until the end of the day to turn them in on charges they cheated test scores, but would retaliate against anyone who tried to blow the whistle. so far three have turned them...

Scandal rocking at the atlanta public school system. 35 teachers, principals have been indicted for racketeering in a cheating scandal. a four-year investigation says they conspired to cheat on mandated standardized it tests, erasing wrong answers and correcting answers. beverly hall, it was said, led the scheme. she earned $500,000 in performance bonuses. >> there is a single-minded purpose and that purpose is to cheat, to manipulate the grades. >> now, this is despicable, if proven true, and i...

Theyre not cooperating or acting in the interest of the public. rick: we should mention since the initial outrage over the conference in las vegas the gsa announced a hiring freeze. they are cutting performance bonuses for some of their top level officials. i read a piece in "the washington post", congressman, from a couple of months ago that talked about the various hearings that have taken place on the hill, a couple of which, your committee headed up saying that these sessions demonstrated th...

welcome, everybody. our "starting point" is this breaking news. two american tourists have been kidnapped in dahab, egypt, in the sinai region. the kidnappers, it appears, are trying to negotiate some sort of prisoner exchange. jill daugherty joins us. what do we know? >> the state department is in touch with the families of these two people. names have not been given. theyre 31 years old. the state department is providing counselor services and they are in touch and working very close...