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[quote=Anonymous]Let's see some real data on IB costs - there's a lot of assertion here but only one poster brought any real data.  The IB coordinator also teaches at our school.

The argument that only 10% of students who take IB classes get a diploma misses the point - 0% of students who take AP classes get an AP diploma.  Students can take individual IB courses (and get a normal FCPS diploma the same as the AP students).  Relatively few take on the additional requirements to qualify for the IB diploma.

My understanding is that the IB curriculum was instituted to draw students into lower SES schools and impart a "halo effect" that might be beneficial to the school as a whole.  I don't know how that worked out although our school GCMarshall has been very successful with the IB program and has maybe 50 students who pupil place in for the program each year.  We pupil placed out of Madison (an AP school) and into the IB program at GCM.  It was a very challenging program but we were generally happy with the experience.  I don't know how much of GCM's recent success has to do with development in the area and other demographic factors and with the IB program.  They also have a top notch principal.[/quote]

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