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This hot off of Twitter and http://blogs.ibo.org/ibonline/2011/10/07/help-an-ib-school-send-a-tweet-to-president-chavez-of-venezuela/ - IBO wants students to "Tweet" Chavez. TAIB is trying really hard to keep from busting a gut laughing at this idiocy and abuse of student's time. How can any intelligent, right-minded American educator support spending millions of dollars on a program that advocates this kind of futile nonsense?
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2011 IB Gains in U.S. Schools DP - 32 or 4.4% growth MYP - 29 or 7% growth PYP - 47 or 18.8% growth Total 108 new IB World Schools (notably less than 2010's 178)
2010 IB Gains in the U.S.
DP - 33 new schools, 4.8% growth MYP - 89 new schools, 27% growth, PYP - 56 new schools, 29% growth - overall 14.7% growth or 178 new IB World Schools in the U.S.
It is difficult to track when districts eliminate IB. Some districts are still in the discussion phase, some made application but never followed through. But for the purposes of this section, TAIB will try and keep pace with the number of drops which receive local press. Since March, 2009, IBO has lost 37 IBDP schools, 35 MYP and 20 PYP or a total of 92 fewer IB schools in the U.S.A. If anyone is aware of districts not listed during this period, please e-mailTAIB with the stats. Thanks!
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