Follows math teacher Damany Lewis amid the fallout of the 2006 Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal, an episode that saw eleven teachers indicted on racketeering allegations. Desperate to prevent his school from shutting down under the No Child Left Behind Act, Lewis yields to mounting pressure and alters the standardized testing scores of his students to secure much‑needed funding. But as investigators close in, he must reckon with the moral and legal ramifications of his actions.