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Also, Banneker HS has the IB program. Anyone have experience with how its implemented there?[/quote]

The Banneker IB program is very much a school-within-a-school type program. The DCPS presentation deck seems to think that’s a bad model for a neighborhood school, and I agree. They’re proposing something more like Eastern, or Robinson in FCPS, where some students sign up for the whole IB diploma, but other students just take one or two IB courses. Every such program I‘ve looked at offers some AP courses as well, and DCPS seems to assume that’s how it would work at MacArthur. Also the deck says an IB program comes with extra money, which would help to get extra resources to the school as they ramp up. [/quote]

I would love DC to get a strong public IB program, like BCC or other suburban schools, but I worry this will turn into a watered down, low expectations program like DCI's IB for all. Not all kids can and should try to do IB and DC does not need another IB program with insufficient rigor.[/quote]

Given the teacher shortage, I think it will be a little bit easier to find experienced teachers to hire who are familiar with AP courses rather than IB.
I also think IB is a mixed bag. It may be stronger than AP in developing writing and research skills but the new AP seminar courses are designed to correct that deficiency. AP STEM courses (Science, Math and CS) are stronger in the AP pathway than IB.
DCPS is terrible at juggling multiple things. They should stick to AP rather than trying to create a hodgepodge that will be a nightmare to manage effectively [/quote]

IB math and stem courses are very strong, they are just more integrated math(s) than being oddly divided into algebra or geometry as completely separate. But the rigor and depth is real.[/quote]. +1. IB Highet Level STEM classes and exams are tougher than AP. The entire exams are graded by humans, not computers.  I don’t see any prospect for a DC public IBD program on a par with the better suburban programs to materialize. Just no point in wishing for one.[/quote]

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