Summaries of recent articles in the media:

	Of top 100 public high schools in the U.S., 42 are IB World Schools.
	The International Baccalaureate Organization (IB), a non-profit educational organization with 758 IB World Schools in the U.S. announced that 42 of its schools were named to the top 100 of Newsweek Magazine’s annual list of “America’s Best High Schools.” A total of 172 IB World Schools in 26 states and the District of Columbia made the complete list. “The list demonstrates convincingly that schools of all types are working hard to provide their students with a meaningful and significant secondary school educational experience to prepare them to succeed at university,” said Bradley Richardson, Regional Director of IB in North America. “It also underscores the growing recognition among U.S. public schools that a challenging and rigorous curriculum can and should connect young people to our increasingly complex and interdependent world, helping them not only to understand it, but to thrive in it.” * IB Organization, “Press Release.” IB Schools Make the Top of the List 20 May 2007.
	I.B. programs prepare students for today’s global society.
	The number of U.S. schools choosing to adopt IB programs for their schools has increased in the last few years. The perception is that the International Baccalaureate Organizations’s academic programs offer just what American students need to compete for 21st-century jobs in today’s more globally competitive environment. The IB curriculum encourages the students to ... - ask challenging questions, - learn how to learn, - develop a strong sense of their own identity and culture, and - communicate with people from other countries and cultures. “These are skills that typical adults don’t achieve until their 30s or 40s,” says Jeffrey R. Beard, IB’s director general. “Parents tell us, ‘I can’t believe my kid is thinking this way.’ “ In addition, more and more universities are offering high school IB students college credits if they score well on the IB exams. “The IB students that we get are very prepared for college,” says Michele Sandlin, the director of admissions for Oregon State University. * Cech, Scott J.. “World Grows Smaller, IB Gets BIG.” Education Week Oct. 31(2007)
	U.S. Dept. of Education Awards IB North America $1.08 Million.
	The U.S. Dept of Education has awarded IB North America a $1,081,800 Advanced Placement Incentive (API) Grant over a 3-year period. IB North America will focus on increasing the number of low-income students participating in the IB Diploma Program and passing IB Diploma exams. * IB Organization, “Press Release.” 13 September 2006.