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 ...

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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 ...

“ [I]t seemed obvious from talking to other parents and students that the AP/IB classes were excellent and would be necessary for getting into a top college,” said Tina Chen, a 2003 graduate of St ...

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 ...

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 ...

Education officials are entertaining more ways to open up an advanced academic program geared toward juniors and seniors at Aspen High School. Courses offered through the International Baccalaureate ...

Ruiz, an IB diploma candidate, said the variety of classes she’s had to take as part of the program has forced her to think more holistically about the world, and has improved her critical thinking ...

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 ...