Socital Studies Article #5

Taylor Moore
Article #5
"Atlanta schools' Federal Standing Yanked"
http://www.nctimes.com/news/national/atlanta-schools-federal-standing-yanked/article_6405701c-05a2-5f7a-af2b-5783d34dfbdb.html

In this article half of Atlanta's schools have been caught cheating on reporting test scores. The schools got money from the state for high test scores. It turned into a federal case. The schools may have to pay back the money the got.Thousands of dollars.

It connects to what we are studying in class because it involves the legislative branch. The legislative branch helps make the laws. When the schools cheated they were not allowed to be under the No Child left Behind Act. That law was created to help kids academically.

It connects to my life as a citizen because I'm in school. I would not wont to be in a school that cheating and lied. You can get into a lot of trouble for cheating. Because the school wanted to have more money the students will suffer.

I think that the schools shouldn't have done that.  They should have been honest about their test scores. In the end they may have to pay the money back. That will be tough. Honesty is the best policy.