Advanced Placement courses have long been considered the go-to option for U.S. high schoolers who desire more challenging work than what's offered in the standard curriculum. But students may have ...

South Side High School in Rockville Centre pushed inclusion a step further this school year, requiring all 11th-graders to take the toughest literature course offered -- no matter what their academic ...

It’s been years in the making, and in just two short weeks the 10 students in Pueblo West High School’s first International Baccalaureate class will graduate. Although the students won’t learn until ...

Branden Levine started high school wanting to be a doctor, then considered engineering. Now, the newly graduated Homewood-Flossmoor High School alum has his sights set on a career in finance. He heads ...

PLAIN TWP. Claire Foltz never was one for multiple-choice tests based on whether she memorized a set of facts. The GlenOak High sophomore prefers to demonstrate her knowledge of the material and to ...

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 ...

All undergraduate students can no longer use Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate credit to advance their enrollment priority, a UCLA official announced Monday. Enrollment priority will ...

Everyone at Northwestern is a nerd, but when I meet fellow Wildcats who completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, I nerd out especially hard. We discuss our extended essays topics, ...

This year 77 Nease High School juniors were officially welcomed into the IB Diploma program during a recent pinning ceremony. Principal Kyle Dresback and IB coordinator Kim Hollis officiated as ...