Data released by the International Baccalaureate, or IB, foundation show that the program of college-level coursework not only contributes to an increase in graduation rates, but also in college-going and college persistency rates in low-income students. But the success of such exposure only reaches about one-third of low-income students at schools where IB courses are offered. (The Hechinger Report)
Madeline Conway was a summer 2016 newsletters fellow at the Tribune. At Harvard, she studied history and sociology and was managing editor of the Harvard Crimson. Prior to the Tribune, Madeline worked... More by Madeline Conway
