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A new study (shared by Alexander Russo on Twitter) has found that taking just one International Baccalaureate can have a powerful impact on a student’s future.

Here’s an excerpt from a Washington Monthly article about the research:

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You can read The Washington Monthly story here, and see the a summary of the study here.

Of course, the research comes from the IB program itself, so an independent review probably would seem warranted.

The results make sense to me – we (led by Katherine Bell, the head of our IB program) work very hard at getting lots of non-Diploma-candidates into all our IB classes.  My Theory of Knowledge classes are composed of anywhere from one-third to one-half of students not in the Diploma program.

Does your school’s experience reflect the study’s results?