Something screwy is going on...
I have detected some discrepancies in two sets of AP data I have received from Guilford County Schools. I received a couple of weeks ago AP scores from 2004 to 2006 and then this week I received a copy of the Newsweek Data request (don't have electronic version yet) sent this year for the Top Schools ranking, courtesy of a reader.
Well, I noticed that 12 schools had a different number listed for the number of exams taken in 2006 and 7 schools had a different number listed for its Equity and Excellence percentage. For example, Western High was listed as having an EE of 65 percent on one sheet and 46.4 percent on another sheet (the one I was given). High Point Central was listed as having EEs of 32 percent and 12.4 percent on two different sheets as well. Most of the other EEs were pretty close.
Oddly, the Early College at Guilford was listed as having 7 exams taken in one sheet and 245 exams in another. Huh?
I've left messages with Ashly Morrison, the district AP/IB coordinator to find out the reason for the discrepancies. I'll keep you posted.
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Getting on the Newsweek listing of top schools is is well worth fudging the figures, don'cha know? And since the school administration used $500 thousand of the tax payers money to tell the country how great Guilford County Schools are I for one really wish they would just stick to fudging figures to Newswqeek in the futurerather than other periodicals. After all, Newsweek does have a large readership and the listing is free.
Posted on June 14, 2007 11:14 PM
Brenda, you said that six times!
Brenda, you said that six times!
Brenda, you said that six times!
Brenda, you said that six times!
Brenda, you said that six times!
Brenda, you said that six times!
Posted on June 14, 2007 11:57 PM
As much as I don't agree with the billboards and all about how great the education in GC is-- the taxpayers didn't foot that bill- a non-profit, Ithink 'Action Greensboro' or something like that paid for it.
A better use would have been to hire 10 teachers.. what do I know
Posted on June 15, 2007 9:12 AM
I have removed Brenda Bowers' extra postings.
Posted on June 15, 2007 9:18 AM