Proficiency Based Education

Students in Maine will no longer be required to graduate under new, "proficiency-based" diplomas.Gov. Paul LePage Friday signed a bill into law repealing…

Over the course of the past school year, we've followed the implementation of Maine’s proficiency-based diploma law through the lens of students and…

This year's class of high school freshmen will be the first to graduate with a new kind of diploma three years from now in Maine. To get it, they will…

The legislature may have adjourned Thursday morning, but some educators and parents still have hope that the House and Senate will eventually act on a…

Maine's transition to "proficiency-based" high school diplomas is under increasing scrutiny from parents, educators - and now, lawmakers. The state…

Beginning this year, high school freshmen in Maine have to work toward a new kind of "proficiency-based" diploma. Under the new requirement, students must…

Maine's schools have been adopting the Proficiency-Based Education model and are at varying stages with implementing this new system of teaching and…