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• Plea deals possible in Atlanta educators' cheating trial
• Plea deals could limit prison time for Atlanta educators in cheating scandal
• U.S. Department of Education: The future of education includes video games in classrooms

Plea deals possible in Atlanta educators' cheating trial Posted: 13 Apr 2015 02:39 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta judge urged 10 former educators Monday to accept sentencing deals with the prosecution in a trial over a widespread conspiracy to cheat on state tests — and he threatened prison sentences for them if they fail to reach those deals.

Plea deals could limit prison time for Atlanta educators in cheating scandal Posted: 13 Apr 2015 01:21 PM PDT By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Ten former Atlanta public school educators, convicted earlier this month of racketeering in one of the largest U.S. test-cheating scandals, should consider plea deals or face significantly more time behind bars, a judge said on Monday. During a sentencing hearing, Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter said he hoped to resolve a long-running case otherwise likely to see appeals. The widespread cheating in Atlanta schools, documented by state investigators, has spurred national debate about high-stakes standardized testing. After hearing emotional appeals for leniency from civil rights leaders and the educators' relatives, Baxter adjourned court until Tuesday.

U.S. Department of Education: The future of education includes video games in classrooms Posted: 13 Apr 2015 08:36 AM PDT A lot of modern students spend as much time playing video games as they do attending school, according to research by University of Indiana. "If you look at the life of a student ... a lot of students play on average about 10,000 hours of video games by the time they are graduating high school. Later this month, the U.S. Department of Education holds its first Games for Learning Summit in New York City, a gathering of educational experts, students, teachers, game publishers and developers. Summit organizers hope to use the event to help break down the barriers that exist between the interests of game developers and needs of educational games.

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