A poster showing Montpelier High School’s learning expectations is visible around the building. Students are assessed on habits of learning, citizenship and five other “transferable skills” under the ...

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As the Maine Legislature winds down its work before recessing, debate is winding up around a law that today serves as the underpinning for delivery of state public education — and it is promising a ...

SANFORD — Seventy parents, school staff members and administrators gathered at the Sanford High School cafeteria Monday evening to learn about the new proficiency based learning and diploma system.

I offer this in response to a letter to the editor earlier this week regarding the standards-based learning model. Mark Twain said, “I’m in favor of progress; it’s change I don’t like,” and in a ...

Proficiency-based learning is not a fad, nor is it some wild experiment that only Vermont schools are attempting to implement. There exists a bit of confusion regarding the intricacies of ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Laura Garcia poses for a portrait in her Auburn home earlier this month.

If you’re a parent with school-aged kids, chances are you’ve heard the term “proficiency-based learning.” It’s a hot topic, and for good reason: Vermont’s Education Quality Standards, adopted by the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Six years after Maine became one of the first states to adopt new high ...

How well-intentioned education and business leaders, backed by wealthy foundations and a success story from faraway Alaska, sold state lawmakers on a largely untested theory of change This past fall, ...

If you’re a parent with school-aged kids, chances are you’ve heard the term “proficiency-based learning.” It’s a hot topic, and for good reason: Vermont’s Education Quality Standards, adopted by the ...