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.

The students take all IB classes their junior and senior years and complete other portions of IB as well, including a CAS (Creativity, Action and Service) project, a 4,000-word extended essay and ...

The International School Ho Chi Minh City (ISHCMC) celebrated a landmark achievement as its Class of 2025 secured exceptional ...

Thirty years later, 86 percent of roughly 270 graduates in South Side's Class of 2011 had completed at least one IB course and exam. Students can earn college credits in IB classes.

The IB Diploma Program is for high school students, specifically those ages 16-19, while AP classes are offered from grades nine through 12.

However, a student must be enrolled in an IB class to take an IB exam, Bessett says. This differs from the AP program, as students can take an AP exam without taking its corresponding AP course.

Sixty kids entered HF’s inaugural class of IB students; 28 completed the program. After taking final exams in May, the students have been awaiting confirmation via the mail that they passed.

“With all the AP and IB classes I took, I only opted out of a math and English class,” Bazargan said. “With this new change, I think future students will be discouraged even more from taking ...