Conscientious high school students have a lot to consider: grade-point average, extracurricular activities and the rigor of classes. Many students have turned to Advanced Placement courses to ...

Advanced Placement courses have long been considered the go-to option for U.S. high schoolers who desire more challenging work than what's offered in the standard curriculum. But students may have ...

South Side High School in Rockville Centre pushed inclusion a step further this school year, requiring all 11th-graders to take the toughest literature course offered -- no matter what their academic ...

It’s been years in the making, and in just two short weeks the 10 students in Pueblo West High School’s first International Baccalaureate class will graduate. Although the students won’t learn until ...

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 are ...

The first International Baccalaureate class at a private school yesterday prepared themselves for their high school graduation. The total of 12 Somersfield Academy pupils – some of whom had been at ...

Everyone at Northwestern is a nerd, but when I meet fellow Wildcats who completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, I nerd out especially hard. We discuss our extended essays topics, ...

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