My daughter switched from a traditional education to an International Baccalaureate (IB) program. The IB system focuses on skill mastery over rote memorization and allows for student-led learning. My ...

Jeffrey R. Beard, IB’s director general, says the International Baccalaureate Organization’s goal—“to prepare students to assume a meaningful role in today’s global society”—meshes well with Americans ...

Dear Extra Credit: There has been one oversight in almost all the letters I've read concerning the debate over honors vs. Advanced Placement in Fairfax County. Rarely mentioned is that AP classes are ...

GREEN BAY − College is expensive. In the last decade, the cost of four-year public universities has increased by 10%, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. U.S. News and World ...

At Minnetonka High School, students take advanced courses to bolster their chances of getting into a selective college or because they hope to get credit for a college class. Others sign up because of ...

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The Post spoke with Erin McVadon Albright, previously International Baccalaureate coordinator at George Mason High School in Falls Church and now IB coordinator at Annandale High School in Fairfax ...

Recent discussions on the size and cost of State College Area’s International Baccalaureate system have brought out staunch defenders of the small but mighty program inside the high school, raising ...