On September 28, a group of students at Portland, Maine’s Deering High School staged a walkout to voice their concerns with proficiency-based education and standard-based grading. This is one student’s story. PORTLAND, Maine — “A” stands for excellence, and that’s what I’ve always worked for as a student. Then proficiency learning came to my high […]

Ragan Toppan
Ragan Toppan is a student at Deering High School in Maine.