IB grows and grows
Today, more than 111,00 students around the world will get their International Baccalaureate exam results, notes the New York Times. Only 2 percent of U.S. high schools offer I.B. classes, but nearly 7...
View ArticleStudy: Common Core aligns with leading standards
The new Common Core Standards are aligned to leading state and international standards, concludes an analysis by the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) in Eugene,Oregon. Researchers compared...
View ArticleIB adds career certificates
International Baccalaureate, known for challenging academic diplomas, will offer career certificates in subjects such as engineering, culinary arts, business and automotive technology.
View ArticleThe AP/IB challenge gap
Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses could help close the “high-end achievement gap” — if more low-income, black and Latino students take these rigorous courses,...
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Is AP for average kids? More schools say ‘yes’
Charter and magnet schools dominate the list of most challenging high schools, according to Jay Mathews’ 2016 index. BASIS Oro Valley, an Arizona charter school, ranks first on the Challenge Index with...
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New ways to do high school
At Omaha’s Bryan High, students may plant potatoes, care for chickens, tour Union Pacific headquarters or sort and ship books at a school-based distribution center, reports Education Week. “Students...
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