Schools See IB Degree as Way to Boost Minority Achievement: "The once-unknown program has spread to two dozen other Washington area public high schools, including new IB schools this year in Montgomery and Anne Arundel counties, and has begun to inspire pre-IB programs in elementary and middle schools, most with the purpose of engaging more low-income students.
'The biggest benefit of IB to Mount Vernon High School is that now minority students have the same opportunities for an excellent high school education as the white students from more affluent homes,' said Calhoon, recently retired and helping another struggling IB school near her home in Beaufort, S.C. 'Any student who wants to excel can do so.'"
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