There are four levels of proficiency — “beginning to develop,” “somewhat developed,” “moderately developed,” and “well developed.” Shelly Spiegel-Coleman, strategic adviser to the Californians ...

But it turns out that “French Resistance” probably isn’t that funny. When I look at Microsoft’s description of the four proficiency levels of humor, jokes about the French military are ...

Students' scores are used to measure four levels of proficiency in those skills: Pre-emergent/emergent, basic, intermediate and proficient.

More than 30 states have implemented some sort of state-level policy around proficiency-based learning, with more coming on board each year. In the most recent passage of the Elementary and Secondary ...