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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of my kids did IB in high school, and it is a great program with research showing that it prepares kids for college better than AP classes. But the IB diploma coursework is only for the last two years of HS. Most kids getting an IB diploma in Arlington, which has the highest pass rate in the state, didn't go to IB for ES and MS. I can see how allowing those programs to peter out might make sense. [/quote]

Another perspective:
Since very few students actually graduate with an IB diploma each year, perhaps letting IB peter out entirely makes sense.  Just incorporate the aspects of IB (primarily writing) that are weak or missing in the regular program into the general APS instruction and curriculum.  That way, everyone can benefit from a better education and better preparation for college.

Alternatively, the only reason most graduating with IB didn't have it at the ES or MS level is because the majority of students who have had it earlier are not districted to the the high school with the IB program.  Maybe there would be more students in full-time IB and graduating with an IB diploma if those elementary and middle years students had the access to the high school program.

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