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Marilyn Baise gives a lecture on Feng Shui and Taoism in her world religions class at Riverview High School in Sarasota, Fla., on Jan. 23, 2024.
Marilyn Baise gives a lecture on Feng Shui and Taoism in her world religions class at Riverview High School in Sarasota, Fla., on Jan. 23, 2024.
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College & Workforce Readiness How International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement Programs Compare
Both the IB and AP programs allow students to earn college credit in high school. Though how the program operate can differ.
Ileana Najarro & Gina Tomko, February 29, 2024
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James Minor teaches his IB Language and Literature class at Riverview High School in Sarasota, Fla., on Jan. 23, 2024.
James Minor teaches his IB Language and Literature class at Riverview High School in Sarasota, Fla., on Jan. 23, 2024.
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Curriculum How an International Baccalaureate Education Cuts Through the ‘Noise’ on Banned Topics
IB programs offer students college credit in high school and advanced learning environments.
Ileana Najarro, February 29, 2024
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Social Studies Here’s How Various High School Programs Cover Psychology
See how the College Board, Cambridge International, and the International Baccalaureate approach psychology courses.
Ileana Najarro, August 22, 2023
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Education Opinion How to Make IB Diploma Programmes More Equitable
Schools frequently define success in the Diploma Programme by how many students earn the IB diploma. Guest blogger Loren Baron argues that's the wrong metric.
Guest Blogger & Loren Baron, August 19, 2019
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6 min read
Curriculum International Baccalaureate to Eliminate $172 Registration Fee
The organization hopes the change, which will take place starting with the next round of exams in November, will make it more affordable for students to take the tests.
Sarah Schwartz, July 24, 2019
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2 min read
Teaching Opinion Response: Strategies for Creating a Successful IB or AP Program
Today's guests -Tan Huynh, Sean Llewellyn and Andrew Miller - share their reflections on what makes a successful IB or AP program.
Larry Ferlazzo, August 18, 2018
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Education Opinion What are the Keys to a Successful IB or AP Program?
The new question-of-the-week is: What are the keys to a successful International Baccalaureate or Advanced Placement program?
Larry Ferlazzo, August 14, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness In Age of High Tech, Old-School Cambridge Curriculum Makes Unlikely Gains
A rigorous curriculum program imported from the United Kingdom is challenging AP and IB as it becomes increasingly popular in U.S. schools.
Stephen Sawchuk, February 21, 2018
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Kailee Giles, center, an AP student at Tumwater High School in Washington, worries that skipping the AP exam will “look weird” on her high school transcript. But she may not have a choice if her school or district can’t help her defray the higher cost this year.
Kailee Giles, center, an AP student at Tumwater High School in Washington, worries that skipping the AP exam will “look weird” on her high school transcript. But she may not have a choice if her school or district can’t help her defray the higher cost this year.
Ian C. Bates for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Schools Grappling With Fee Hikes for AP Exams
Thanks to a little-noticed ESSA provision, many schools are losing subsidies that once defrayed the testing costs for needy students.
Catherine Gewertz, January 17, 2017
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8 min read
Every Student Succeeds Act Will Low-Income Students Have a Harder Time Paying AP and IB Fees Under ESSA?
A change to the federal AP/IB program under the Every Student Succeeds Act means states and districts will need to think hard about continuing to cover low-income students' testing fees.
Alyson Klein, June 22, 2016
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Assessment Opinion A Diploma for Deeper Learning: A System for 22nd-Century Skills
The International Baccalaureate serves as a model for a "subsystem" that would encourage schools to adopt project-based learning and certify that students have attained deeper-learning competencies, Jal Mehta argues.
Jal Mehta, June 10, 2016
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8 min read
Tijuan Holmes, right, focuses on his work in Gualter Moura’s AP Calculus class at Mission Bay High School in San Diego. The district aims to enroll more low-income students and students of color in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses.
Tijuan Holmes, right, focuses on his work in Gualter Moura’s AP Calculus class at Mission Bay High School in San Diego. The district aims to enroll more low-income students and students of color in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses.
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Equity & Diversity Can San Diego Close the Gaps in AP Participation?
California's second-largest district is recruiting nearly 2,000 minority and low-income students it says should be in Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses.
Denisa R. Superville, April 12, 2016
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5 min read
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Student Well-Being Opinion The Urgent Call to Replace Fear With Curiosity
Schools should teach students empathy to counter hate and disrupt violence, write Maya Soetoro-Ng and Alison Milofsky.
Maya Soetoro-Ng & Alison Milofsky, March 22, 2016
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6 min read
School & District Management International Baccalaureate Saw Rapid Growth in High-Poverty Schools
More high-poverty schools are offering the advanced high school diploma, but poor students are still less likely to participate.
Sarah D. Sparks, July 31, 2015
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2 min read
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