It’s Far From A Perfect Story; It’s Still Incomplete; But For One Of The Few Times In Recent Years, The Chronicle Education Reporters Have Ventured Into Actual Journalism; Is It A Total Coincidence That George Scott Reports Just Noted Deceptive AP Performance News From Fort Bend ISD?

By ERICKA MELLON

Karen Banda, a sophomore at Furr High School, recalls with fondness the toughest course she ever took, in human geography.

It was an Advanced Placement class, which meant she could earn college credit if she did well on a nationally recognized final exam. Banda scored too low, but she and her principal agree the experience of taking the class last year was invaluable.

“It was the first time I took a test with that rigor,” Banda said. “Now I feel like I can do better.”

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This story leaves much to be told, and I’ll help the Chronicle fill in the blanks it did not report.  But I have been so vicously critical of their education reporter (highly praisworthy of their other beat reporters), that I feel obligated to praise them when possible. This was a good start on re-establishing the credibility of the Chronicle’s education reporter after its previous editor joined Houston I.S.D. as its PR director by whatever title.

I am proud and happy the State’s best newspaper is showing signs of upgrading its education coverage.

I do believe that one or more of their education reporters read my website.  I don’t know; can’t prove; and might be wrong. But, here a link to my own recent story on AP performance at Fort Bend ISD just for the curious in mind:

George’s previous and recent column on AP performance