News and Views

In this February 2008 Letter to the IBO Pansy Bloomfeld School Board Chair, appeals to IBO and says they will seek to re-educate voters into acceptance of the IB Programme.

Read more about why this program is an expensive foray into the questionable at Truth About IB

This info keeps coming to the top of this section because it is being updated regularly as new information arrives.

• Letter to the IBO – February 2008
• IBO Cost Sheet – March 14, 2008 – [Excel File]
• America’s Schools, Battlelground for Freedom – Read about how our schools’ curricula are controlled by the UN.
• IBO’s “Vade Mecum” from 2007 – Procedure Manual for Coordinators and Teachers [PDF-2MB]
• IBO Cost Sheet – January 13, 2008 – [Excel File]
• How IB Grows UNESCO Influence in Schools – [PDF-216KB]
• IBO World School Application – [PDF-116KB] This is the actual application that was necessary for Bow to complete. Please note that the anticipated drop in enrollment in 5 years.
• In Their Own Words – What IBO is All About – This is a new website for IBO students and teachers. It lays out some of the basic beliefs of the IB program.
• About “International Baccalaureate” – Education Advocate 3/2006 [PDF-100KB]
  This publication lays out the facts about the cost and content of “IB”.
• Goals of “IB” Programme – Comparison of “IB” goals vs American goals [PDF-300KB]
  Comparison of goals of “IB” adapted from Alan Quist of Edwatch
• Why International Baccalaureate (IB) is un-American
  An article by Alan Quist, Edwatch expert on IB.
• Bow considers buying into “IB” programme – Newspaper article [PDF-75KB]