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Jason Beech; Pablo Del Monte; Jennifer Guevara – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2024
The influence of the International Baccalaureate (IB) has grown impressively on a global scale. In Latin America, the IB has been mainly introduced in private schools that cater for the most affluent sectors of society and, consequently, has been mostly interpreted as contributing to processes of social reproduction and the widening of…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Public Schools, Foreign Countries, Advantaged
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Christopher Jennens; Nilufer Guler – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2025
This study examines differences in educational experiences and outcomes for high school (HS) students who participated in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program and earned full diplomas compared to those who participated in the IB Diploma Program but did not earn the diploma. ACT scores, after-HS placement, and HS graduation rates of…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools
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Stephanie Owen – Education Finance and Policy, 2025
The Advanced Placement (AP) program is widely offered in American high schools and has been touted as a way to close racial and socioeconomic gaps in educational outcomes. Using administrative data from Michigan, I exploit variation within high schools across time in AP course offerings to identify the relationship between AP course availability,…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Equal Education, Socioeconomic Status, Social Differences
Editorial Projects in Education, 2025
Career and Technical Education (CTE) plays a vital role in preparing students for the workforce and postsecondary success. This Spotlight explores innovative approaches to CTE, highlighting strategies for expanding access to college-level coursework and real-world learning experiences. From developing effective career pathway models to integrating…
Descriptors: Career and Technical Education, Access to Education, Career Pathways, Advanced Placement Programs
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Tiago Bittencourt; Gabriela Bustamante Callejas – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2024
Despite the growing presence and visibility of paleoconservative critique of international curricula such as the IB, little scholarly attention has been invested in discerning how the rise of paleoconservative thought in mainstream politics has shaped or even redirected the IB's growth in the United States. This study strives to address this gap…
Descriptors: Voting, Counties, Political Attitudes, International Education
Kristen Hengtgen; Hector Biaggi – Education Trust, 2024
Research shows that when students have access to advanced coursework opportunities, they work harder and are more engaged in school, have fewer absences and suspensions and higher graduation rates. Unfortunately, many Black and Latino students and students from low-income backgrounds lack equitable access to advanced coursework opportunities, such…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Access to Education, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
Kristen Hengtgen; Hector Biaggi – Education Trust, 2024
Research shows that when students have access to advanced coursework opportunities, they work harder and are more engaged in school, have fewer absences and suspensions and higher graduation rates. Unfortunately, many Black and Latino students and students from low-income backgrounds lack equitable access to advanced coursework opportunities, such…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Access to Education, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
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Stephanie Owen – Grantee Submission, 2024
The Advanced Placement (AP) program is widely offered in American high schools and has been touted as a way to close racial and socioeconomic gaps in educational outcomes. Using administrative data from Michigan, I exploit variation within high schools across time in AP course offerings to identify the relationship between AP course availability,…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Equal Education, Socioeconomic Status, Social Differences
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Nicky Dulfer; Merryn Dawborn-Gundlach – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2024
The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a market leader in international education however, research suggests that it predominantly serves elite populations (Bunnell, T., M. Donnelly, H. Lauder, and S. Whewall. 2020. "International Mindedness as a Platform for Class Solidarity." "Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Advanced Placement Programs, Advantaged, Marketing
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Sarah K. Mason; Matt Hancock; Izzy Thornton – Grantee Submission, 2024
Rural Mississippi schools often face challenges in providing equitable access to Advanced Placement (AP) courses, particularly in STEM fields. This lack of access limits opportunities for high-achieving students to pursue rigorous STEM coursework and related careers. The AP STEM program aims to improve access to AP STEM courses for high-achieving…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, STEM Education, Advanced Placement Programs, Access to Education
Molly Faulkner-Bond; Amanda Nabors; Lorna Porter; Tuyet Tran – Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2024
This report provides information about the educational experiences and opportunities of public school English learner (EL) students in the United States as compared to public school students overall during the 2017-18 school year (SY) based on analyses of two, large, federal datasets: the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) and the Common Core of…
Descriptors: English Learners, Educational Experience, Student Experience, Educational Opportunities
Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education, 2024
The Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) is a mandatory survey of all public schools and school districts in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It gathers information about student access to educational programs, activities, staff, and school climate factors from public schools serving students in preschool…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Public Schools, Access to Education, Educational Environment