After its crowd-pleasing performance at the recent Toronto International Film Festival, HBO has picked up Bad Education. The drama, based on a true story, hails from writer Mike Makowsky (I Think We're Alone Now) and director Cory Finley (Thoroughbreds), and stars Hugh Jackman in the lead. He plays Frank Tassone, a Long Island public school district superintendent who led a scam that embezzled millions of dollars from the district to cover personal expenses which became increasingly exorbitant; you can get the real-life story in part here. HBO paid out upwards of $17.5 million for the picture …