Educators say John Allen asked Crescendo principals to show teachers the state standardized test. L.A. Unified was going to suspend him, but the board voted to fire him and close the campuses.The meeting at Crescendo Preparatory South was progressing as usual when the acting principal dropped a bombshell: She had been given copies of the upcoming standardized tests.
Charter School Group's Chief Blamed For 2010 Cheating Scandal
By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times
Fri, 08/17/2012 - 5:34pm
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