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American Educator, Spring 2008. "No Contest: Up Close, Typical State Biology Standards Don't Have the Content or Coherence of the International Baccalaureate," Paul R. Gross.

American School Board Journal, January 2008. "Q&A with Jeff Beard, director of International Baccalaureate," Glenn Cook.

U.S. News and World Report, 3 January 2008. "High School Evaluations," Bradley Richardson, Letters to the Editor.

Education Daily, 21 November 2007. "Report: AP, IB are models for state standards, assessments," Erin Uy.

Education Daily, 6 November 2007. "IB plans program expansion to reach more students," Erin Uy.

Education Week, 31 October 2007. "With world growing smaller, IB gets big," Scott J. Cech.

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The Gazette, 18 October 2007. "Laurel High seeks to increase participation in college credit courses," Elahe Izadi.

Star Tribune, 11 September 2007. "Two diverse Brooklyn Park schools authorized for global curriculum," Lora Pabst.

The Sacramento Bee, 16 August, 2007. "Young Scholars Doing Research," Ramon Coronado.

Newsweek Magazine, 28 May 2007. "A global test gains ground," Pat Wingert

Time Magazine, 10 December 2006. "How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century," Claudia Wallis, Sonja Steptoe and Carolina Miranda

The East Hartford Gazette, 19 November 2006. "The Joy of Blue," John Karas

The Times-Picayune, 1 November 2006. "Thought Process," Barri Bronston

The San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 October 2006. "Ranking in Magazine Boost Academy's Luster," Helen Gao

The Gazette, 27 September 2006. "Challenge More Students Early On," Sean Sedam

The Gazette, 27 July 2006. "Students Offered HSA Alternatives," Guy Leonard

Newsweek, 1 May 2006. "America's Best High Schools"

Education Week, 29 March 2006. "International Baccalaureate May Get Lift From Booster Bush," Sean Cavanagh
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