After implementing the International Baccalaureate® (IB), a high school once thought to be the worst in Seattle, USA, now has higher graduation rates than the average in its district.
An article in the Seattle Times explains that Rainier Beach High School has enjoyed a "spike in graduation rates", with "ballooning enrollment" and "dozens of students on track to leave with college credit for advanced studies."
Claudia Rowe, author of the article, links those successes to the school's decision to begin teaching the IB. According to Ms Rowe:
No marker is more stunning than Beach’s 25-point increase in graduation rates since 2011. Last spring, 79 percent of seniors left with a diploma — better than the 74 percent district average.
The article quotes students of the school and looks at the district-level context for the IB in the area. In it one student, Tavares Tagaleo’o, says:
IB is the reason why I come every day. I don’t honestly think I’d still be in school if it wasn’t for IB and how it challenged me.
You can read the full article on the Seattle Times website.
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