This past fall, Ragan Toppan, 16, walked out of her Algebra II class at Deering High School to protest her school’s recent switch to standards-based grading. This story also appeared in PBS Newshour Toppan, a junior at the high school, was angry that the administration hadn’t sought student input about the change, and worried that […]

Robbie Feinberg
Robbie Feinberg is the education reporter with Maine Public Radio, where he covers everything from childcare to adult education. His work has aired on radio stations across the country on shows such as Marketplace and NPR's Morning Edition. Robbie graduated from the University of Maryland and got in his start in radio at the Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hold, Mass.