MCA II Reporting Oops

Well, typically the SUN Sailor seems to be very pro-RAS. However today they seem to have chosen to reverse that trend... The headline reads District 281 MCA-II Test Scores Drop.

Now the headline is likely very accurate, however the details include some interesting errors and omissions:

• First they state on the front page that ZLE only exceeded the state average in Math. Which of course is INCORRECT, and corrected when you look at the details. (ie ZLE and SE got reversed on Pg 1) This will steam some of my ZLE friends...
• Then after the attention grabbing Page 1 headline, they proceed to discuss which schools did better than last year. Maybe they felt bad about the headline.
• Then no where that I found in the article are the details behind the headline. Which RAS high level scores dropped and by how much?
• Finally there is no discussion of the on going demographic shifts that the district is under going. Or discussion regarding the new internal boundary shifts that likely contributed to the school level changes.

Well, give it a read, tell your friends and post your comments.

Useful Links:
State Student Demographics
RAS Student Demographics