HOW TO STOP OR REMOVE IB FROM YOUR SCHOOL

Focus on the five reasons most often stated by schools for dropping IB.
    1) Cost
    2) Lack of student improvement with IB
    3) Less flexible than AP
    4) Lack of participation in IB classes
    5) Lack of college credit for IB

At least 20 schools drop IB in about a year.  All of them name from one to all five of these reasons for dropping IB.  Even though some people do not like the fact that IB is a United Nations sponsored programme, http://myinclinevillage.com/2010/07/16/even-jay-matthews-admits-colleges-give-more-credit-for-ap.aspx
districts never state this as a reason for dropping IB.

If you are fighting IB in your district focus on the five reasons above, NOT the UN.

Our District - It took almost two years to stop IB from being implemented.  The battle divided our quiet affluent community on the north shore of Lake Tahoe.
http://www.tahoebonanza.com/article/20110330/NEWS/110339992/1061&ParentProfile=1050
http://www.truthaboutib.com/usschooldisputes/ibininclinevillagenv.html

After at least $1,000,000 spent in two years by St. Helena School District, they state four of the reasons above for dropping IB.
http://napavalleyregister.com/star/news/local/article_8b306270-4ae5-11e0-b742-001cc4c03286.html 
http://napavalleyregister.com/star/news/local/article_93d3c612-5042-11e0-a7c4-001cc4c002e0.html

IB put on hold in Redondo Beach.
http://www.easyreadernews.com/24519/international-baccalaureate-redondo-union/

After six years of IB - teachers are frustrated & student performance unchanged.
http://www.grandcanyonnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=9167

Another school drops IB.
http://myinclinevillage.com/2010/10/31/another-school-drops-ib.aspx

Five more schools drop IB,
http://myinclinevillage.com/2010/10/13/five-more-schools-drop-ib.aspx

At least 13 schools announce they will drop IB.
http://myinclinevillage.com/2010/06/03/13-schools-drop-ib-in-2-months.aspx

 

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