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 ...

IB elementary classes differ from the ordinary in several ways. Subjects as varied as economics and nonfiction writing can be taught in a single IB class.

AP and IB courses are college-level classes offered in high school with the option of taking an exam to earn college credit at a fraction of the cost. An AP exam costs $97 and an IB exam costs ...

International Baccalaureate, or IB, is a two-year diploma program with advanced material designed to allow students to earn college credit, not unlike Advanced Placement courses.

IB students who are currently enrolled in these four math classes are the last cohort to take them. In the coming academic years, four new math courses will be offered, instead.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is one of the many qualities that makes Aspen High School the esteemed public school it is. To earn the full diploma, students must take six IB ...

When it comes to setting the bar on who gets credit for college-level work done in high school, postsecondary institutions are all over the map.

A mother sends her daughter to an IB charter school. Her classes are more student-driven and encourage mastery of subjects rather than memorization.

More high school students have access to taking AP and IB classes, but new data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that these classes may not result in college credit.

More: A one-credit International Baccalaureate higher-level class in politics also will begin next fall, and students may take a new class to follow Spanish 1 for students who don’t want to get ...

The International Baccalaureate program, which aims to turn students into global leaders, may not be easy to relocate.