Oh, and a waste of money.
"Dr. Iracki and other newly elected members of the board expressed opposition to the program on the grounds that it is Marxist, anti-Christian, un-American and too costly."
http://www.post-gazette.com/...
At the high school I graduated from lo many years ago (we could still smoke on campus)the school board has been taken over by the fundies. Unbelievable really. They cancelled the International Baccalaureate program because it does not hold up Judeo Christian values. I will be honest, this is serious upper upper middle class suburbubia here. They were going to IB to provide students a competitive edge for up for the ivy leauge because AP is everywhere now. WTF. I am floored. Ten families are sueing to stop them. It is happening everywhere. My fist rant in a while.
About the IB program http://www.ibo.org/...