IB in the news
International program catches on in U.S. schools: The New York Times ran a front-page story on the expanding popularity of the International Baccalaureate program in U.S. schools, especially public schools. The article notes that many parents, schools and students see the IB program as a rigorous and more internationally focused curriculum, and a way to impress college admissions officers. Read the full story
New York Times, July 3, 2010
Protesters call IB program un-American. Is it? Not for the first time we have protesters — this time in Idaho — trying to get the International Baccalaureate program tossed out of schools because, they say, it is anti-American. But as education writer Valeria Strauss explains, the program isn't any of the things the protesters say it is.
Washington Post, May 18, 2010
Go for growth: The International Baccalaureate is still on an upward curve: The International Baccalaureate program is booming in Britain, having increased six-fold in the past decade. The increase is fueled by two factors: the educational merit of the IB program itself, and a growing frustration with Britain's traditional A-level educational system.
The Independent (London), Feb. 18, 2010
Why schools love the International Baccalaureate: A discussion of the growing popularity of the International Baccalaureate program across the United Kingdom, where it is highly prized by university admissions officers and gives students skills they can use all their lives.
The Independent (London), Sept. 10, 2009
Diploma fans say breadth is best: IB diploma is better than A-levels at dividing the very brainy from the amazingly brainy, British universities say
Financial Times (London), March 8, 2008
Lawmakers' conspiracy theories leave high school students giggling: International Baccalaureate program part of a U.N. conspiracy to control our kids, they say
Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 22, 2008
But can she spell xenophobia? Salt Lake Tribune editorial, Feb. 23, 2008
A golden moment for silver tradition: Record 93 Rufus King seniors present their IB research projects on platters
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 1, 2008
Building a wooden bicycle: An IB student completes the intricate project as part of his CAS work
Lee Valley Woodworking Newsletter, January 2008
Returning for diplomas, graduates laud IB program
Capital Online, Annapolis, MD, Jan. 4, 2008
School looks at international offerings: International Baccalaureate Organization to visit Berkeley High
East Bay Daily News/Berkeley Voice, Nov. 15, 2007
With world getting smaller, IB gets big
Education Week News (via Google News), Oct. 30, 2007
Global Superpower: The unique International Baccalaureate program sparks both admiration and controversy
Edutopia, November/December 2006
How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century
Time magazine, Dec. 10, 2006
An elite curriculum meets an amalgam of students
Christian Science Monitor, July 26, 2005