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my education block on forbes, once the race to the top became obama administration policy, there became a deep financial motive to cheat, basically. and this is representative of that but i think it is just the beginning. i think there needs to be federal investigation of all schools that have suddenly and miraculously within one year imapproved the test scores from like 24% to 84%. i know there are some great teachers out there but those things need to be questioned now. >> the principal hall faces charges including racketeering, false statements, theft. as you pointed out, prosecutors say there were paid bonuses she received and false paying the these scores on standardized tests. at least as far as the investigation and the information you've seen, is it clear that this only started with race to the top? or was this something believed to have been happening prior to?
form he atlanta public school employees to turn themselves in after they were indicted friday in one of the nation's largest test cheating scams. the defendants have until tomorrow to surrender. they include the former superintendent beverly hall. investigators say she and 34 others conspired to erase wrong answers on standardized tests, often for money. hall was named national superintendent of the year back in 2009. the same area prosecutors say widespread cheating took place. joining me now, james marshall who has been writing about this in forbes magazine. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> you've written extensively about this. these teachers have another 24 hours to surrender. one attorney said at least two of his clients will do so. this is incredible. this could have, as we pointed out, ramifications far beyond atlanta, georgia of the. >> absolutely. as i write about on forbes, on