They just don't make teachers like they used to:

A Bronx teacher who repeatedly flunked his state certification exam paid a formerly homeless man with a developmental disorder $2 to take the test for him, authorities said yesterday.

Does anyone not comprehend this scenario? A man paid to educate Middle School students was not able to pass a state certification exam. So instead of studying for it, he paid someone to do it. Someone with a developmental disorder.

Someone who was capable of passing the test:

The illegal stand-in - who looks nothing like teacher Wayne Brightly - not only passed the high-stakes test, he scored so much better than the teacher had previously that the state knew something was wrong, officials said.

The teacher started as a substitute in 1992 and has taught full time since 1998.

Sigh.